Zefiro (rocket stage)

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Zefiro
Tuyere de l'etage Z23 du lanceur Vega DSC 0024.JPG
Nozzle of the Zefiro 23, Paris Air Show 2015
Manufacturer Avio
Country of origin Italy
Used on
Launch history
StatusActive
Total launches23
Successes
(stage only)
21
Failed2
First flight13 February 2012
Last flight11 July 2019
Second stage (Vega) – Zefiro 23 [1]
Height8.39 m (27 ft 6 in)
Diameter1.9 m (6 ft 3 in)
Empty mass2,486 kg (5,481 lb)
Gross mass26,300 kg (58,000 lb)
Propellant mass23,814 kg (52,501 lb)
Maximum thrust1,120 kN (250,000 lbf)
Specific impulse 287.5 s (2.819 km/s)
Burn time77.1 seconds
Propellant AP / AlHTPB (1912 APCP)