The first qualification model of the P120C solid-propellant rocket motor, in the configuration for Vega-C, was transferred to the test stand in December to prepare for its first hot firing at Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana on 28 January 2019.
The P120C is 13.5 m long and 3.4 m in diameter, and contains 142 tonnes of solid propellant.