Costs
Developments costs for the Vega rocket were €710 million, with ESA spending an additional €400 million to sponsor five development flights between 2012 and 2014. Commercial launches will be sold for €32 million, a price set to compete with converted Russian ballistic missiles (around €12 million) and launchers from emerging economies (India's PSLV launch costs about €15 million).
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