Smile in numbers

Smile (the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) is a joint mission between the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It will give humankind its first complete look at how Earth reacts to streams of particles and bursts of radiation from the Sun.

This infographic presents some key facts about the mission.

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: At the centre of the infographic is an artist impression of the Smile spacecraft. In a circle around the spacecraft are seven key facts, five of which are accompanied by a small graphic. At the bottom left of the infographic is a box titled 'The 1st spacecraft to', with three mission firsts.]