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SOLAR-C

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SOLAR-C
NamesSOLAR-C
High-sensitivity Solar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Satellite (official)
Mission typeHeliophysics
OperatorJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA),National Astronomical Observatory of Japan(NAOJ)
Websitesolar-c.nao.ac.jp
Mission duration2 years (planned)
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass500 kg (1,100 lb)
Dimensions4.8 m (16 ft) height
Start of mission
Launch date2028 (planned)
RocketEpsilon S
Orbital parameters
Reference systemSun-synchronous orbit(>600 km (370 mi))

SOLAR-C(official name "High-sensitivity Solar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Satellite"[1]) is a plannedSun-observing satellitebeing developed by theJapan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA), theNational Astronomical Observatory of Japan(NAOJ), and international collaborators. It will be the follow-up to theHinode(SOLAR-B) andYohkoh(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

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The mission aims to study the sun, its effects onEarthand theSolar System,and the mechanisms behind hot plasma formation. The satellite will also analyse the Sun's UV radiation spectrum.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^Shimizu, Toshifumi (1 March 2024)."SOLAR-C Project Team launched in JAXA".SOLAR-C.Retrieved3 March2024.
  2. ^Watanabe, Tetsuya (2 August 2014). "The Solar-C Mission".Proceedings of the SPIE.doi:10.1117/12.2055366.
  3. ^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.
  4. ^Krummheuer, Birgit; Solanki, Sami K.; Teriaca, Luca (23 June 2020)."Starting Signal for Solar-C".Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research.
  5. ^Hautaluoma, Grey; Frazier, Sarah (29 December 2020)."NASA Approves Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth's Aurora".NASA.
  6. ^Clark, Stuart (8 January 2021)."Spacewatch: Nasa Joins Japan's Mission to Study Sun's Atmosphere".The Guardian.
  7. ^Shimizu, Toshifumi (1 March 2024)."SOLAR-C Project Team launched in JAXA".SOLAR-C Project.National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
  8. ^"Exploring the Rainbow Beyond the Blue".SOLAR-C.Retrieved3 March2024.
  9. ^"Instruments".SOLAR-C.Retrieved3 March2024.
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