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Planned Sun-observing satellite
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).
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[6] It is scheduled to launch in fiscal year 2028.
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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.
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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.
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"Exploring the Rainbow Beyond the Blue" . SOLAR-C . Retrieved 3 March 2024 .
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"Instruments" . SOLAR-C . Retrieved 3 March 2024 .
External link
Italics indicates projects in development.
Symbol † indicates failed projects.
Strikethrough lines indicate cancelled projects.
National space agencies Joint development partners