The European Space Agency (ESA) is to make a presentation to potential customers interested in launching payloads on their new Vega launch vehicle. <\/p>\n
The 30 meter tall rocket is set for its qualification launch at the end of 2007 \u2013 targeting a market of micro and mini satellites of between 200 to 600 kg into Sun Synchronous orbits, Low Earth orbits and escape trajectories for use by scientific missions. \u2018This event is important as we need to create a forum for a continuous and deep exchange between our teams to develop the most effective environment and solutions for the end-mission requirements,\u2019 said Arianespace General Secretary and Senior Vice-President \u2013 Finances, Fran\u00c3\u00a7oise Bouzitat, on ESA\u2019s official site.<\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n Organised by the three main contractors of the Vega: ELV, Avio and Vitrociset, this will not be the first major meeting of aerospace industry heads. Representatives met in Colleferro a week ago on the 2nd Vega Industry Day, to give an update on the development of the Vega. ELV is the prime contractor for the launch vehicle, Avio for the P80 first stage solid rocket motor and Vitrociset for the ground segment.<\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n \u2018ESA is continually monitoring Vega\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s development and the launcher is on track for a qualification launch from Europe\u2019s Spaceport in French Guiana at the end of 2007,\u2019 added ESA Director of Launchers, Antonio Fabrizi. \u2018Vega fits Europe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s policy for the use of European launchers; that is to link the development of satellites with that of launchers, to ensure a coherent approach to European space activities.\u2019<\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n Vega\u2019s capacity ranges from launch payloads of 300 to 2500 kg \u2013 and will also offer payload configurations ranging from a single satellite, up to one main satellite plus six micro-satellites.<\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/p>\n Although half the size of the Ariane 5 ECA, Vega has an advanced on board flight system \u2013 as well as using existing Ariane technology. \u2018Vega\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcbrain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, the on-board computer, is 10 times faster than that of an Ariane 5, despite being much smaller,\u2019 noted Paolo Bellomi of ELV. There have also been advances in developing the first stage P80 solid rocket motor. <\/p>\n At the end of this year, testing will take place on the 2nd stage Zefiro 23 motor, which will take place in Sardinia, while the test fire of the P80 Solid Rocket Motor demonstrator is set for September, 2006. <\/font><\/p>\n \u2018We are in line with the Vega Development Programme objectives,\u2019 noted Philippe Pascal, the CNES P80 project manager. \u2018The first firing test of the P80 Solid Rocket Motor demonstration model will take place in French Guiana in September 2006 and we expect to deliver the P80 engine flight model in August 2007, in time for the qualification flight campaign preparation.\u2019<\/font><\/p>\n Spaceflight history books (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The European Space Agency (ESA) is to make a presentation to potential customers interested in launching payloads on their new Vega launch vehicle. The 30 meter tall rocket is set for its qualification launch at the end of 2007 \u2013 targeting a market of micro and mini satellites of between 200 to 600 kg into […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42233","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42233"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42233"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42233\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42233"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42233"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42233"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nVega Customer Day will be held in Rome this Thursday, as ESA hope to give assurances over their confidence in the new small launch system. <\/font> <\/p>\n