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  3. French Guiana, launch of a Vega-C rocket

French Guiana, launch of a Vega-C rocket

May 19, 2026

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  • (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. TO GO WITH China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation (Photo by Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

    (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. TO GO WITH China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation (Photo by Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

  • (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. TO GO WITH China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation (Photo by Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

    (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. TO GO WITH China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation (Photo by Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

  • (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- A Vega-C rocket carrying the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) blasts off at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. TO GO WITH China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation ( Handout via Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH EuropeanxSpacexAgency

    (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- A Vega-C rocket carrying the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) blasts off at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation. TO GO WITH China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation ( Handout via Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH EuropeanxSpacexAgency

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