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China-Europe
Zhōng Ōu
中欧
joint
liánhé
联合
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
SMILE (mission name)
SMILE
SMILE
launch
fāshè
发射
postponed
tuīchí
推迟
。

originally scheduled

yuán dìng

原定

on (formal)

yú

于

April 9

sìyuè jiǔ rì

四月九日

to launch

fāshè

发射

(possessive particle)

的

China-Europe

Zhōng Ōu

中欧

joint

liánhé

联合

science

kēxué

科学

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

SMILE (mission name)

SMILE

due to

yīn

因

technical

jìshù

技术

issue

wèntí

问题

(passive marker)

bèi

被

to postpone

tuīchí

推迟

。

new

xīn

新

(possessive particle)

的

launch

fāshè

发射

date

rìqī

日期

not yet

shàng wèi

尚未

confirmed

quèdìng

确定

。

April 9, 2026 at 12:15 PM

China

Zhōngguó

中国

Academy of Sciences

kēxuéyuàn

科学院

and

hé

和

Europe

Ōuzhōu

欧洲

Space Agency

hángtiānjú

航天局

jointly

liánhé

联合

to develop

yánzhì

研制

(possessive particle)

的

SMILE (mission name)

SMILE

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

originally

yuánběn

原本

to plan

jìhuà

计划

on (formal)

yú

于

April 9

sìyuè jiǔ rì

四月九日

from

cóng

从

French Guiana

Fǎshǔ Guīyànà

法属圭亚那

to launch

fāshè

发射

into space

shēngkōng

升空

。

however

dànshì

但是

Europe

Ōuzhōu

欧洲

Space Agency

hángtiānjú

航天局

recently

jìnrì

近日

announced

xuānbù

宣布

，

due to

yóuyú

由于

rocket

huǒjiàn

火箭

(possessive particle)

的

one

yī gè

一个

component

bùjiàn

部件

showed

chūxiàn

出现

(completed action marker)

了

technical

jìshù

技术

problem

wèntí

问题

，

launch

fāshè

发射

(passive marker)

bèi

被

postponed

tuīchí

推迟

。

SMILE (mission name)

SMILE

will

jiāng

将

yóu

由

Europe

Ōuzhōu

欧洲

(possessive particle)

的

Vega-C

Zhīnǚxīng C xíng

织女星C型

rocket

huǒjiàn

火箭

sent into

sòngrù

送入

orbit

guǐdào

轨道

。

new

xīn

新

(possessive particle)

的

launch

fāshè

发射

date

rìqī

日期

currently

mùqián

目前

not yet

shàng wèi

尚未

confirmed

quèdìng

确定

。

SMILE (mission name)

SMILE

to be

shì

是

China

Zhōngguó

中国

and

hé

和

Europe

Ōuzhōu

欧洲

first

shǒu gè

首个

large-scale

dàxíng

大型

joint

liánhé

联合

space

kōngjiān

空间

science

kēxué

科学

mission

rènwu

任务

。

this

zhè kē

这颗

satellite

wèixīng

卫星

will

jiāng

将

for the first time

shǒucì

首次

use

yòng

用

soft X-rays

ruǎn X shèxiàn

软X射线

duì

对

Earth

dìqiú

地球

magnetosphere

cí céng

磁层

to carry out

jìnxíng

进行

global

quánqiú

全球

imaging

chéngxiàng

成像

。

scientists

kēxuéjiā

科学家

to hope

xīwàng

希望

this

zhè

这

can

néng

能

to help

bāngzhù

帮助

humanity

rénlèi

人类

better

gèng hǎo

更好

(adverbial particle)

地

to understand

lǐjiě

理解

solar wind

tàiyángfēng

太阳风

duì

对

Earth

dìqiú

地球

(possessive particle)

的

influence

yǐngxiǎng

影响

。

New Words

wèixīng

卫星

satellite

fāshè

发射

to launch

huǒjiàn

火箭

rocket

tuīchí

推迟

postponed

guǐdào

轨道

orbit

cí céng

磁层

magnetosphere

tàiyángfēng

太阳风

solar wind

News in English

Science & Technology

China-Europe SMILE Satellite Launch Postponed

The China-Europe joint science satellite SMILE, originally scheduled to launch on April 9, has been postponed due to a technical issue. A new launch date has not yet been confirmed.

The SMILE satellite jointly developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the European Space Agency was originally scheduled to launch from French Guiana on April 9. However, the European Space Agency recently announced that due to a technical problem with one rocket component, the launch has been postponed. SMILE will be sent into orbit by Europe's Vega-C rocket. The new launch date has not yet been confirmed. SMILE is the first large-scale joint space science mission between China and Europe. This satellite will use soft X-rays to perform global imaging of Earth's magnetosphere for the first time. Scientists hope this can help humanity better understand the influence of solar wind on Earth.

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Zhōng Ōu
中欧
joint
liánhé
联合
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
SMILE (mission name)
SMILE
SMILE
launch
fāshè
发射
postponed
tuīchí
推迟
。

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中欧
joint
liánhé
联合
satellite
wèixīng
卫星
SMILE (mission name)
SMILE
SMILE
launch
fāshè
发射
postponed
tuīchí
推迟
。

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美国
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国会
approves
pīzhǔn
批准
artificial intelligence
réngōng zhìnéng
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kuàngjià
框架
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，
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