Vigil Program
The European Space Agency’s operational space-weather mission designed to monitor solar activity continuously from the Sun–Earth L5 point and provide advance warnings of hazardous solar events to protect infrastructure, spacecraft, and astronauts. ESA plans launch in 2031 and is developing the mission under its Space Safety Programme.
Identity
- Aliases
- VigilVigil MissionVigil Space Weather MissionESA Vigil
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Vigil Program
- Status
- planned
- Types
- scienceoperationsdevelopment
Details
- Description
- The European Space Agency’s operational space-weather mission designed to monitor solar activity continuously from the Sun–Earth L5 point and provide advance warnings of hazardous solar events to protect infrastructure, spacecraft, and astronauts. ESA plans launch in 2031 and is developing the mission under its Space Safety Programme.
- Leads
- Participants
- -
- Start Date
- 2031
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:20:06 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:20:06 UTC