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November 22, 2013

Arianespace orders ten new Vega launchers from ELV
Rome, Italy (SPX) Nov 22, 2013
Stephane Israel, Chairman and CEO of Arianespace, and Pierluigi Pirrelli, Chief Executive of ELV (European Launch Vehicle), signed an agreement today, during the 31st French-Italian summit in Rome, for Arianespace to order ten Vega launch vehicles from the Italian manufacturer. These ten Vega rockets will be ready for launch starting at the end of 2015, and will cover more than three years of operations. They follow the original Vega launcher used for the qualification flight, and the five Vega la ... read more

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