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Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Vega-C
May 19, 3:52 AM UTC
May 19, 3:52 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
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Mission Details
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.
- Type
- Astrophysics
- Orbit
- Elliptical Orbit (Elliptical)
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF