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Dec 13, 2007 

Scenta: European Space Agency one step closer to complete biggest mono segment solid fuel Vega launcher

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European Space Agency one step closer to complete biggest mono segment solid fuel Vega launcher

Vega is being designed to launch satellites ranging from 300 kg to more than 2 tonnes, a performance range that will enable it to work in fields such as remote sensing, environmental monitoring and Earth science.The rocket produces a main thrust of about 190 tonnes for 111 seconds (about a third of the thrust of each of Europe's Ariane 5's solid booster stages).

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