China-Europe SMILE Mission Begins Operations with First Aurora Images
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China-Europe SMILE mission begins operations with first aurora images
The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), a joint China-Europe satellite mission, has passed its in-orbit test review and entered the scientific operation phase, according to the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The magnetosphere research satellite, developed jointly by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the European Space Agency (ESA) to observe the interaction of solar winds with Earth's magnetic field, has reportedly sent back its first images.
The Magnetosphere Research Satellite has sent back its first images: revealing surprising details and new discoveries about Earth's magnetic shield. 🚆
The Smile mission begins its scientific phase and its ultraviolet camera captures the full ring of boreal auroras in 45-hour recordings.La entrada ESA and China's Smile mission captures its first ultraviolet aurora and starts its scientific phase aparece primero en Merca2.
The joint Sino-European SMILE satellite mission has passed an in-orbit check and entered the science operations phase, China's National Space Science Center announced.
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