File photo shows Chinese scientist assembling the China-Europe collaborative Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. (Photo provided to China News Service)
The China-Europe collaborative SMILE satellite has been shipped to the European Space Technology Centre to carry out a joint test, including the interface docking, satellite separation and impact tests.
File photo shows Chinese scientists inspecting the adapter interface of Ariane with the China-Europe collaborative Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. (Photo provided to China News Service)
File photo shows Chinese scientists inspecting the adapter interface of Ariane with the China-Europe collaborative Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. (Photo provided to China News Service)
File photo shows Chinese and European scientists making inspects on the China-Europe collaborative Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. (Photo provided to China News Service)
File photo shows SMILE satellite conducting an initial satellite-rocket joint test. (Photo provided to China News Service)
File photo shows Chinese scientist assembling the China-Europe collaborative Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) satellite. (Photo provided to China News Service)
File photo shows Chinese and European scientists posing for group photos. (Photo provided to China News Service)