LaunchesSolar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
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Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Vega-C · Astrophysics
May 19, 2026 · 03:52 UTCAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre
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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Mission Facts
- Provider
- Avio S.p.A · CAS · ESA
- Rocket
- Vega-C
- Orbit
- Elliptical
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- NET precision
- Second
- Data source
- LL2