Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The launch was only the beginning. Over the next month, 11 engine burns will guide Smile to an orbit stretching 121,000 km above the North Pole. From there, the spacecraft will gather scientific data before descending to 5,000 km above the South Pole to transmit it back to Earth. Science operations begin in July.
What is Smile designed to discover? This groundbreaking mission will observe Earthâs magnetosphere in X-rays while capturing the aurora in ultraviolet light, giving scientists an entirely new perspective on how our planet shields itself from solar storms.
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The launch was only the beginning. Over the next month, 11 engine burns will guide Smile to an orbit stretching 121,000 km above the North Pole. From there, the spacecraft will gather scientific data before descending to 5,000 km above the South Pole to transmit it back to Earth. Science operations begin in July.
What is Smile designed to discover? This groundbreaking mission will observe Earthâs magnetosphere in X-rays while capturing the aurora in ultraviolet light, giving scientists an entirely new perspective on how our planet shields itself from solar storms.
đč European Space Agency (ESA)
#ESA #Space #rocket
