Currently ASI is a partner in the Ariane 5 launcher programme .
Currently ASI more recently is the major ( 65 % ) backer of the ESA Vega small launcher , capable of putting a payload of 1500 kg to low Earth orbit .
Currently ASI is a partner in the Ariane 5 launcher programme and more recently is the major ( 65 % ) backer of the ESA Vega small launcher , capable of putting a payload of 1500 kg to low Earth orbit .