#ESA:
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Smile arrives at Europe’s Spaceport
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"The Smile spacecraft has arrived at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. During the coming weeks, the spacecraft will go through final preparations for its launch on a Vega-C rocket between 8 April and 7 May."
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Smile/Smile_arrives_at_Europe_s_Spaceport
9.3.2026
#CAS #CSG #Kourou #Raumfahrt #Raumsonde #Smile #SpaceFlight #SolarWind #Sonnenwind #Vega #VegaC #VV29 #Weltraumwetter
🚀 Nouvelles photos de l'assemblage de la prochaine #VegaC, #VV29, qui doit décoller à partir du 8 avril avec la mission sino-européenne #Smile. Avio sera l'opérateur de lancement.
📷 ESA
🛰️ La mission sino-européenne #SMILE pour a quitté l'Europeà bord d'un bateau pour rejoindre la Guyane Française pour son lancement sur #VegaC début avril.
Smile va mesurer le vent solaire et son interaction dynamique avec la magnétosphère terrestre.
📷 ESA - M. Roos
#Airbus:
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The first Airbus Pléiades Neo Next satellite will be launched early 2028
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".. The satellite will be launched on an Avio’s Vega C rocket. With the Pléiades Neo Next programme, Airbus is reinforcing its Earth Observation capabilities and services to remain at the forefront of geospatial technologies. .."
27.1.2026
#Avio #EO #Erdbeobachtung #PléiadesNeoNext #Raumfahrt #Satelliten #SpaceFlight #VegaC
Vega C to launch Brazilian satellite
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/vega-c-to-launch-brazilian-satellite/
#ESA budget 💰 2026
• € 2.44B Earth #observation 🛰️ activities, including #Copernicus and #ERS
• € 1.21B #navigation 🧭 program, including #Galileo, #Celeste, #NAVISP and #FutureNAV
• € 996M #connectivity 📶 and secure comms, including #ARTES
• € 818M for human 🧑🚀 and #robotic 🤖 exploration
• € 698M space transportation 📦 - increasing the flight cadence of #Ariane 6 and Avio’s #VegaC - as well as the European Launcher Challenge 🚀
• € 692M for the #scientific program 🧑🔬
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