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Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
Joint space mission between European Space Agency and Chinese Academy of Science. Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer was launched on May 19, 2026 aboard a Vega C from Kourou. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.
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Identity
- Name in GCAT
- SMILE
- Common name
- Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer
- International designator
- 2026-109A
- NORAD catalog number
- 69123
- GCAT identifier
- S69123
Mission
- Mission type
- Space science
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- CAS
- Owner
- CAS
- Country
- China
- Builder
- Institute of Microsatellite Innovation, CAS
- Platform (bus)
- CAS
Launch
- Date
- May 19, 2026 · 03:52 UTC
- Launch record
- 2026-109Success
- Rocket
- Vega C
- Spaceport
- Kourou · pad ZLV
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- LEO/I
- Perigee
- 695 km
- Apogee
- 709 km
- Inclination
- 70.00°
- Status
- In orbit
- Last known active
- May 19, 2026
Size
- Mass
- 2,300 kg
- Dry mass
- 707 kg
- Length
- 4.8 m
- Diameter
- 3.50 m
- Span
- 9.8 m
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q21188892 (CC0).