Launch Vega-C / Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Apr 8
Set for 03:29 French Guiana Time UTC-3 | 20:29 HST Apr 8 to send astrophysics satellite to elliptical orbit. 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.
