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Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Name: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Start: 2026-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)

Apr 30, 2026·Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)·GUF

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15days

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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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Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

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