SMILE Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer spacecraft
SMILE is a joint ESA–Chinese Academy of Sciences spacecraft launched in 2026 to study how the solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere. Its X-ray and ultraviolet observations, together with particle and magnetic-field measurements, support coordinated space-weather research.
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- Aliases
- Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link ExplorerSMILE mission
- Family Name
- SMILE
- Full Name
- SMILE Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- SMILE is a joint ESA–Chinese Academy of Sciences spacecraft launched in 2026 to study how the solar wind interacts with Earth’s magnetosphere. Its X-ray and ultraviolet observations, together with particle and magnetic-field measurements, support coordinated space-weather research.
- First Flight Year
- 2,026
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 04:47:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 04:47:20 UTC