To Be Determined
Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Avio S.p.A
Mission Status
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Mission Details
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.
Tipo Missione Astrophysics
Orbita Elliptical Orbit
Launch Window 00:00 -
00:00
Rocket Configuration
Name Vega-C
Manufacturer Avio S.p.A
Height 34.8 m
Diameter 3 m
Maiden Flight 2022-07-13
Success Rate 5/6
(83%)
Vega-C is a single-body rocket nearly 35 m high with that weighs 210 tonnes on the launch pad. As with Vega, its main elements are three solid-propellant stages, an upper stage powered by a reignitable liquid-propellant engine and a payload fairing. Vega-C's P120C first stage replaces Vega’s smaller P80 to provide a significant increase in thrust at liftoff. It is also used as boosters (2 or 4) for the Ariane 6 rocket.