(260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 18, 2026 shows a Vega-C rocket carrying the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana. The China-Europe jointly developed Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) was launched into orbit on Tuesday, expected to usher in a new era in space weather forecasting and mark a deeper, more exemplary phase in China-Europe space science cooperation.
TO GO WITH "China Focus: SMILE in sky: a new chapter in China-Europe space science cooperation" (Photo by Ricardo Montoya/Xinhua)
