The first stone for Vega at Europe's Spaceport   The construction of the ground segment for Vega, the European small launcher, started October 2004 and is due to completion in April 2007.   Europe's Spaceport showing in the foreground an artist's impression of the launch zone for the small launcher Vega (ZLV - Zone de Lancement Vega) and in the background, the launch zone for the Ariane 5 launchers More about Vega's ground segment infrastructure     The future launch pad for Vega (ZLV - Zone de Lancement Vega) consists of dedicated components (mobile building and permanent infrastructure) that will be built on the civil foundations of the previous launch pad (ELA1 – Ensemble de Lancement Ariane 1) used for the successful Ariane1 launchers.   The launch operations for Vega during final countdown will be coordinated from the Jupiter Control Room.   Release date: 19 January 2005