Avio S.p.A.

AVIO

IT0005119810

Aerospace & Defense

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Avio launches Smile satellite to study Sun-Earth dynamics

Published on 05/19/2026 at 01:42 am EDT - Modified on 05/19/2026 at 01:51 am EDT

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Avio launches Smile satellite to study Sun-Earth dynamics

(Alliance News) - Avio Spa announced Tuesday that it has successfully launched the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer 'Smile' scientific satellite for the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences from the European Spaceport in French Guiana using a Vega C launcher.

According to the company's press release, Smile will measure the interactions of solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere to enhance our understanding of the dynamics between the Sun and the Earth.

The satellite was placed into a circular low Earth orbit at an altitude of approximately 700 kilometers, as part of a mission toward a highly elliptical, high-inclination orbit with a perigee of 5,000 kilometers and an apogee of 121,000 kilometers.

The flight lasted 57 minutes from liftoff to satellite separation.

The mission, designated VV29, marked the first launch of the Vega C with Avio serving as the Launch Service Operator.

By Chiara Bruschi, Alliance News reporter

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Company Profile

Avio SpA is an Italy-based company engaged in the solid, liquid and cryogenic propulsion and tactical propulsion activities. The Company focuses on the construction and development of space launchers, and solid and liquid propulsion systems for space travel. It offers primarily space launchers under the Vega and Ariane names. The Company also provides propulsion components, such as boosters and sustainers, guidance components, including TVC products, as well as aerodynamics components comprising fins. In addition, the Company is involved in the activities of research and development through research collaborations with universities and research centers, as well as through technical and operational collaborations with space agencies, such as the European Space Agency (ESA). The Company has operational sites in Italy, France and French Guiana.

Employees

1,425

Sector

Aerospace & Defense

Calendar

Earnings release - Q2 2026

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