Arianespace’s Vega-C
Arianespace’s medium-lift Vega-C rocket failed during its second orbital mission, on December 21, 2022. The rocket took off from the Kourou space base in French Guiana with a pair of Earth-imaging satellites on board. The trouble began shortly after stage separation, with the rocket’s second stage, called the Zefiro 40, experiencing a catastrophic anomaly.
