Airbus: brings a SMILE to ESA
(CercleFinance.com) - Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to build the European component of the SMILE (Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) satellite.
The Sino-European satellite will study the interaction between solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere.
The satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2023, thanks to one of the European launchers, Vega-C or Ariane 62.
"The science payload consists of four instruments. The Soft X-ray Imager will obtain unique measurements of the regions where the solar wind impacts the magnetosphere. The Ultra-Violet Imager will study the global distribution of the auroras. The Light Ion Analyser will measure the energetic particles in the solar wind. And finally the Magnetometer will assess changes in the local magnetic field," Airbus said.
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The Sino-European satellite will study the interaction between solar wind and the Earth's magnetosphere.
The satellite is scheduled to be launched in 2023, thanks to one of the European launchers, Vega-C or Ariane 62.
"The science payload consists of four instruments. The Soft X-ray Imager will obtain unique measurements of the regions where the solar wind impacts the magnetosphere. The Ultra-Violet Imager will study the global distribution of the auroras. The Light Ion Analyser will measure the energetic particles in the solar wind. And finally the Magnetometer will assess changes in the local magnetic field," Airbus said.
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