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Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Vega-C
Apr 30, 12:00 AM UTC
Apr 30, 12:00 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Webcast
Webcast will be available closer to launch
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
Launch Site
- Pad
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
- Location
- Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
- Country
- 🌍 GUF