Teledyne sensors launch aboard ESA's SMILE mission to study space weather

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Teledyne Space Imaging Sensors Launch Aboard European Space Agency’s SMILE Mission

May 19, 2026 10:43 AM EDT

Advanced sensors will capture soft X-ray emissions generated as solar wind particles interact with Earths magnetic field

CHELMSFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Teledyne Space Imaging, a leading supplier of space-qualified imaging sensors, focal plane arrays and integrated camera systems, announced it supplied two CCD370 imaging sensors for the Soft X-ray Imager on the European Space Agencys SMILE mission (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer). SMILE successfully launched at 04:52 BST from Europes Spaceport in French Guiana.

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