Artist's view of Vega

Vega is designed to cope with a wide range of missions and payload configurations in order to respond to different market opportunities.

Unlike most small launchers, Vega is able to place multiple payloads into orbit. In particular, it offers configurations able to handle payloads ranging from a single satellite up to one main satellite plus additional small satellites.

Payload masses range from 300 kg to 2500 kg, depending on the type and altitude of the orbit required by the customers. Vega is benchmarked to loft 1500 kg into a 700 km-altitude circular orbit at 90° inclination. It is the ideal launcher for most scientific and Earth observation missions.