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SYSTEM DESIGN IN THE VEGA - VEGA C LAUNCH BASE PROGRAMS CONTEXT<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]\"\"<\/strong><\/p>\n

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VEGA – VEGA C PROGRAM<\/strong><\/p>\n

The VEGA<\/strong> project is a launch system (launch vehicle & launch base) for payloads up to 1500 kg at 700 km in SSO polar orbit. The small Vega launcher, developed by AVIO SpA<\/strong>, 30 meters high with a maximum diameter of 3 meters and weighing 137 tons, consists of three solid propellant stages (P80, Zefiro 23, Zefiro 9), a liquid propulsion high stage with multiple re-ignition capability (Attitude and Vernier Upper Module – AVUM) and an Upper Composite which contains one or more satellites.<\/p>\n

The VEGA C<\/strong> project is the upgraded version of the VEGA launcher for payloads up to 2300 kg in low Earth orbit. The new launcher, 35 meters high with a maximum diameter of 3.3 meters and a weight of 210 tons, consists of three solid propellant stages (P120, Zefito 40, Zefiro 9), a liquid propulsion high stage with multiple re-ignition capability (AVUM) and an Upper Composite which contains one or more satellites.<\/p>\n

Both launchers are integrated and launched from the VEGA Launch Base (ZLV) located in the European Space Center<\/strong> in French Guiana.<\/p>\n

The activities carried out by Siem s.r.l in the VEGA Launch Base program context are:<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MOBILE GANTRY AND LAUNCH PAD<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mobile Gantry is a steel structure of 15 floors, 45m high and weighing about 1300 tons equipped with a bridge crane, mobile platforms and a translation system, which allows it to be retracted by about 80m before space rocket launch.<\/p>\n

The activities involved the design and construction, in collaboration with Rheinmetall Italia SpA<\/strong>, of the Mobile Gantry<\/strong>, of the Launch Pad<\/strong> including the Movement Systems<\/strong> of the 1st stage of VEGA.<\/p>\n

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  • Project: requirement specification, definition of mechanical and electrical interfaces, technical specifications and analysis of all subsystems, construction drawing<\/li>\n
  • Implementation and acceptance test: suppliers management during the built phase, on-site integration activity and testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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