Updated: 07-Sep-2025
The main partner of the Vega launcher program is Italy (Avio = 70%), accompanied by Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France.
The Vega launcher uses rocket engines in the following distribution: the P-80, in the first stage. The second stage carries a Sapphire 23, the third a Sapphire 9, and the fourth, or avionics module, carries an AVUM.
The first three are solid-fueled, and the AVUM uses UDMH and liquid nitrogen tetroxide.
“P-80, Zafiro 23 and 9 and el AVUM”
Engines of VEGA-PROPULSION
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Model: P80
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Model: Zafiro 23
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Model: Zafiro 9
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