Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Avio S.p.A·Vega-C·Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Launch time: 30 Apr 2026, 00:00 UTC
About this mission
Joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences to investigate the interaction between Earth’s protective shield – the magnetosphere – and the supersonic solar wind.
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