SOLAR-C
Names | SOLAR-C High-sensitivity Solar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Satellite (official) | ||||||
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Mission type | Heliophysics | ||||||
Operator | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ) | ||||||
Website | solar-c | ||||||
Mission duration | 2 years (planned) | ||||||
Spacecraft properties | |||||||
Launch mass | 500 kg (1,100 lb) | ||||||
Dimensions | 4.8 m (16 ft) height | ||||||
Start of mission | |||||||
Launch date | 2028 (planned) | ||||||
Rocket | Epsilon S | ||||||
Orbital parameters | |||||||
Reference system | Sun-synchronous orbit (>600 km (370 mi)) | ||||||
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SOLAR-C (official name "High-sensitivity Solar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Satellite"[1]) is a planned Sun-observing satellite being developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), and international collaborators. It will be the follow-up to the Hinode (SOLAR-B) and Yohkoh (SOLAR-A) missions and will carry the EUV High-throughput Spectroscopic Telescope (EUVST [ja]) and the Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SoSpIM).[2][3][4][5][6] It is scheduled to launch in fiscal year 2028.[7]
Objectives
The mission aims to study the sun, its effects on Earth and the Solar System, and the mechanisms behind hot plasma formation. The satellite will also analyse the Sun's UV radiation spectrum.[8][9]
References
- ^ Shimizu, Toshifumi (1 March 2024). "SOLAR-C Project Team launched in JAXA". SOLAR-C. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Watanabe, Tetsuya (2 August 2014). "The Solar-C Mission". Proceedings of the SPIE. doi:10.1117/12.2055366.
- ^ Shimizu, Toshifumi; Imada, Shinsuke; Kawate, Tomoko; Suematsu, Yoshinori; Hara, Hirohisa; Tsuzuki, Toshihiro; Katsukawa, Yukio; Kubo, Masahito; Ishikawa, Ryoko; Watanabe, Tetsuya; Toriumi, Shin; Ichimoto, Kiyoshi; Nagata, Shin'ichi; Hasegawa, Takahiro; Yokoyama, Takaaki; Watanabe, Kyoko; Tsuno, Katsuhiko; Korendyke, Clarence M.; Warren, Harry P.; De Pontieu, Bart; Boerner, Paul; Solanki, Sami K.; Teriaca, Luca; Schühle, Udo; Matthews, Sarah; Long, David; Thomas, William; Hancock, Barry; Reid, Hamish; Fludra, Andrzej; Auchere, Frederic; Andretta, Vincenzo; Naletto, Giampiero; Poletto, Luca; Harra, Louise (13 December 2020). "The Solar-C (EUVST) mission: the latest status". Proceedings of the SPIE. doi:10.1117/12.2560887.
- ^ Krummheuer, Birgit; Solanki, Sami K.; Teriaca, Luca (23 June 2020). "Starting Signal for Solar-C". Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research.
- ^ Hautaluoma, Grey; Frazier, Sarah (29 December 2020). "NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth's Aurora". NASA.
- ^ Clark, Stuart (8 January 2021). "Spacewatch: Nasa Joins Japan's Mission to Study Sun's Atmosphere". The Guardian.
- ^ Shimizu, Toshifumi (1 March 2024). "SOLAR-C Project Team launched in JAXA". SOLAR-C Project. National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
- ^ "Exploring the Rainbow Beyond the Blue". SOLAR-C. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "Instruments". SOLAR-C. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
External link
- Official website (in Japanese)
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