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May

16

On March 14 2024 , the Flight model of MAG ( Magnetometer ) , one of the payloads onboard SMILE satellite , passed the Acceptance review in Shanghai , China . Experts from IAMC ( Innovation Academy for Microsatellites of CAS ) .ESTEC ( European Space Research and Technology Centre ) , AIRBUS Defense and NSSC （ National Space Science Center ） set up a joint review panel , carried out inspection of MAG FM . Acceptance review of MAG flight modelSMILE .

May

01

The European Space Agency ( ESA ) and Arianespace officially signed a launcher services contract for the launch of the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer ( SMILE ) on a Vega-C launcher from Europe ’ s Spaceport in French Guiana . ？ ？ SMILE is a mission-level China-ESA collaboration in the field of space science .The integrated satellite will then be transported to the Kourou launch site in French Guiana for pre-launch tests and preparations . ？ Related link ： https : / / www . esa . int/Science_Exploration/Space_Sc to_launch_ESA_solar_wind_mission ？.

Apr

28

Special Delegate of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation to the Spanish Space Agency and a member of its Board of Directors . He was honoured for his great contribution to China-ESA cooperation in space science during his time as ESA ' s Science Director .In particular for promoting the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer ( SMILE ) , the joint CAS-ESA mission .

Apr

27

The 7th Joint Workshop of the Einstein Probe Consortium was held in Beijing from 24 to 26 April.These findings guided a range of ground - and space-based telescopes to carry out crucial follow-up observations in multi-wavebands , including optical facilities like Keck and VLT , radio telescopes like VLA .Einstein Probe is one of the series space science missions of the Strategic Priority Program on Space Science ( Phase II ) led by CAS . It is also an international collaboration mission with contributions from the European Space Agency ( ESA ) .

Feb

09

Following the successful launch on January 9 , 2024 , the Einstein Probe mission has entered the in-orbit commissioning phase which is scheduled to last approximately five months .The attitude control stability and maneuvering speed meet the scientific requirements , and the data transmission of the links between the satellite and ground channels is stable .The performance verification observation will commence from mid to late March . Origin ： Time Domain Astronomical Information

Jan

10

At 1503 CST on January 9, 2024, a CZ-2C rocket launched the Einstein Probe, a space science satellite, into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre.