Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Launch Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT
Launch Site: Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch Vehicle: Vega-C
Status: To Be Determined
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.
Launch Service Provider
Arianespace (ASA)
Rocket Information
- Configuration: Vega-C
- Manufacturer: Avio S.p.A
- Payload Capacity to LEO: 3300 kg
- Height: 35 meters
- Diameter: 3 meters
Launch Pad
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Updates
Fri, 07 Feb 2025 22:10:00 GMT
Targeting early 2026
by Nosu
Wed, 01 May 2024 03:42:40 GMT
NET late 2025.
by Cosmic_Penguin
Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:01:47 GMT
Adding launch NET April 2025
by Nosu