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(260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. 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 Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

(260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. 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 Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

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    (260519) -- KOUROU, May 19, 2026 -- Staff members work at the Kourou launch center in French Guiana, May 19, 2026. 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 Xinhua) FRENCH GUIANA-KOUROU-CHINA-EUROPE-SATELLITE-SMILE-LAUNCH RicardoxMontoya

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