| 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 | ||||||
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| Launch date | 2028 (planned) | ||||||
| Rocket | Epsilon S | ||||||
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| 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) and the Solar Spectral Irradiance Monitor (SoSpIM).[2][3][4][5][6] It is scheduled to launch in fiscal year 2028.[7]
- ^ 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.