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Vega-C | Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
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Mission brief
The flight at a glance.
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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Planned timings relative to the target. These steps do not indicate live progress.
- T+00:00:00
Liftoff
- T+00:02:25
Stage 2 Separation
- T+00:02:26
SES
- T+00:04:30
Stage 3 Separation
- T+00:04:37
Stage 3 Ignition
- T+00:04:42
Fairing Separation
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- T+00:07:14
Kick Stage Separation
- T+00:20:23
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+00:24:32
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+00:52:57
Kick Stage Burn
- T+00:54:52
Kick Stage Cut-off
- T+00:56:24
Payload Separation
- T+02:00:37
Kick Stage Ignition
- T+02:01:44
Kick Stage Cut-off