Smile European partners

As a collaboration between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Smile is a truly international endeavour, involving companies and research centres across Europe and the world. The prime contractor for the Smile payload is Airbus.

Follow the mission at esa.int/smile

Smile (the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

[Image description: Infographic presenting the companies and research centres in Europe involved in the Smile mission. On the right of the infographic is a map of Europe that has the contributing countries coloured in yellow. On the right is a list of contributing companies and research centres listed by country. A key at the bottom left indicates whether the contribution was via ESA directly, the ESA PRODEX scheme, the UK Space Agency, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, or an Airbus sub-contractor.]