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. May 19, 2026 at 03:52 UTC · Launch Successful Vega-C — Avio S.p.A, to Elliptical Orbit Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV), Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana The world's 7287th orbital launch attempt, and 114th of 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q8aKbcKCOs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgT3ubiqSe0 Data: Launch Library 2, The Space Devs. Mission patch: via The Space Devs.