Rome 9 May 2023 – Vega C has been selected to launch the ClearSpace-1 spacecraft, an active debris removal mission. The launch is scheduled as soon as the second half of 2026. Vega C will put the spacecraft on a sun-synchronous drift orbit for commissioning and critical test. Later on, it will rendezvous with the target, capture and deorbit it through atmospheric reentry.
Rome 13 March 2023 - Today, two contracts were signed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy in the presence of Minister Adolfo Urso, the Director of Space Transportation Systems of the ESA, Daniel Neuenschwander, and the CEO of Avio, Giulio Ranzo.
Colleferro, 03 March 2023 - Avio S.p.A.
Vienna, 10 February 2023 – The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and Avio have selected a consortium led by the University of Nairobi in Kenya, joined by the University of Arizona from the United States of America and a non-profit organization Space Trust as the first awardee of the “Accessing space with Vega C” programme.
Avio is working with its partners to identify the cause of the anomaly that has led to the premature ending of the Vega C VV22 mission.
Rome, 29 November 2022 – Avio announces the signature of a contract by Arianespace with the European Commission for five Vega C launches for the Copernicus earth observation constellation satellites, to be executed between 2024 to 2026.
The satellites will be used, among other things, to accurately monitor land surface and ocean temperatures, air quality, and to improve the estimation of global emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants in order to support the achievement of the global decarbonization and emissions reduction goals.
Rome, 28 November 2022 – The Ministerial Council of ESA Member States took place in Paris on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 November, allocating budgets for space research and development programs for the three-year period 2023-2025.
Overall, the European space budget rose 17 percent over the previous three-year period to €16.9 bn, the largest in ESA's history.
Due to a defective equipment that needs to be replaced on the launcher, Flight VV22 –initially scheduled for November 24, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana– is being postponed.
The Vega C launch vehicle and the two Pléiades Neo satellites are in safe conditions.
A new launch date, in December, will be shared as soon as possible.
Kourou (French Guiana), 13 July 2022 – The Vega C rocket has completed its inaugural flight, placing the main payload LARES-2 – a scientific mission of the Italian Space Agency ASI – into its planned orbit. Six additional research CubeSats from France, Italy and Slovenia flew as secondary payloads.
From our involvement in the Project Kuiper, to the upcoming maiden flight of Vega C and successful tests on the Vega E M10 engine, to the difficult international scenario, our future is full of opportunities. Our CEO talked about it with SpaceNews.
