Artist's view of Ariane 6 and Vega-C

Artist impression of the four-booster Ariane 6 (left) and Vega-C rockets ascending to space.

Ariane 6 and Vega are operated from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. Vega-C can take about 2.2 tonnes to a reference 700 km polar orbit, covering European institutional users' mission needs. Ariane 6 has a modular architecture and uses either two boosters (sometimes known as Ariane 62) or four boosters (Ariane 64), depending on the required performance. The P120C solid-propellant boosters are used on both Ariane 6 and Vega-C.