Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
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Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
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.
Vega-C
Height 30.10 Meters
Max Stages 4
Mass To GTO 0 kg
Liftoff Thrust 2974 kN
Diameter 3.00 Meters
Mass To LEO 1500 kg
Liftoff Mass 136 Tonnes
Launch Success 1
Consecutive Success 1
Maiden Flight 2022-07-13
Launch Failures 1
