Spaceglobal✓ verified · 95%
Rocket launch: Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
- When
- · day precision
- Where
- Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), GF
- Category
- launch
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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