Mission Overview of the Superconducting Submillimeter-wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES)

Abstract

The Superconducting Submillimeter-Wave Limb-Emission Sounder (SMILES) has been doing observations in the Earth’s atmosphere from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) since October 12, 2009 with the aid of 4-K mechanical cooler and super-conductive mixer for the submillimeter limb-emission sounding. The outline of SMILES instrument and its operation on board are introduced.