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PadSpace Launch Complex 4E
DateAug 22, 2026
Time (UTC)07:25 AM UTC
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Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Vega-CAvio S.p.AAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Tuesday, May 19, 2026 · 03:52 AM UTC
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadSolar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
OrbitElliptical Orbit
CustomerAvio S.p.A
Stages4
PadAriane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Global range
- Latitude
- 5.236°N
- Longitude
- 52.775°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:52 AM UTC - 03:52 AM UTC
Provider
Avio S.p.A
Profile →ITA • Founded 1908
Avio S.p.A. is an Italian company operating in the aerospace sector with its head office in Colleferro near Rome, Italy. Founded in 1908, it is present in Italy and abroad with different commercial offices and...
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