Compare rockets
Put up to six launch vehicles side by side: drawn to the same scale, then size, performance, cost and track record. The best figure in each row is highlighted. Share the address to share the comparison.
| Figure | Vega-C Avio ✕ |
|---|---|
| Size | |
| Height | 34.8 m |
| Diameter | 3.0 m |
| Stages | 4 |
| Launch mass | 210 t |
| Performance | |
| Thrust at liftoff | 2,974 kN |
| Thrust-to-weight | 1.44 |
| Payload to LEO | 3,300 kg |
| Cost | |
| Launch cost | ~$48M |
| Cost per kg to LEO | ~$14,545 |
| Track record | |
| Launches | 8 |
| Successes | 7 |
| Failures | 1 |
| Success rate | 87.5% |
| Success streak | 6 |
| Family launches | 30 |
| Upcoming launches | 6 |
| First flight | 2022 |
Figures from Launch Library 2. A dash means it has no value for that rocket yet; thrust-to-weight and cost per kilogram are worked out from its figures. Launch costs are rough public estimates. The drawings are to scale but simplified: boosters and fairings follow rounded public figures.