# Avio

> <p><strong>Ownership:</strong> Listed (Borsa Italiana). Colleferro (Rome) since 1908 (current form 2017).<br><strong>Employees:</strong> ~1,500<br><strong>Key products:</strong> Vega-C light launcher (prime contractor); solid-rocket motors for Ariane 6; satellite propulsion<br><strong>Key markets:</strong> ESA, European institutional missions, commercial small-sat launch<br><strong>Known for:</strong> Italy's space-launch prime. Vega-C is Europe's light launcher — designed for small and mid-sized satellites where Ariane 6 is overkill. Avio also builds the solid-rocket boosters that give Ariane 6 its launch thrust at lift-off.<br><a href="https://www.avio.com">https://www.avio.com</a></p>

https://www.avio.com