GoT+27d 19h 3m

Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)

Avio S.p.A

Mission Details

Launch Date

May 19, 2026 at 03:52 AM UTC

Location

Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana

Recovery

N/A

Description

Joint ESA-Chinese Academy of Sciences mission to study the dynamic response of Earth's magnetosphere to the solar wind.

Rocket

Vega-C

Arianespace

Height

35m / 115ft

Payload to LEO

3,300 kg

Stages

4