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Ariane 6 and Vega-C over Earth (artist impression) Artist impression of the Ariane 6 (left) and Vega-C rockets soaring over Earth.
Ariane 6 and Vega-C are operated from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.
Ariane 6 can be adapted to each launch and is shown here with four boosters, in this configuration Ariane 6 can take over 15 tonnes to a reference 500 km polar orbit.
Vega-C can take about 2.2 tonnes to a reference 700 km polar orbit, covering European institutional users' mission needs.
The P120C solid-propellant boosters are used on both Ariane 6 and Vega-C, as a booster for Ariane 6 and as a first stage on Vega-C.