Missions to the Sun
20 entries in the Missions to the Sun compendium.
Aditya-L1First Indian solar observatory at Lagrange point 1.Advanced Composition ExplorerNASA satellite studying solar wind and cosmic particles.CORONAS programmeRussian solar observation programme with three satellites.CubeSat for Solar ParticlesShort-lived CubeSat lost hours after deployment on Artemis 1.Genesis (spacecraft)First NASA sample-return since Apollo, crashed but met science goals.Helios (spacecraft)Helios probes set speed records and studied solar processes.Hinode (satellite)Japanese solar observatory studying magnetic fields and coronal heating.Interface Region Imaging SpectrographNASA solar observatory studying the Sun's chromosphere and transition region.Koronas-FotonRussian solar satellite lost due to power design flaw.Pioneer 6, 7, 8, and 9First space-based solar weather network measuring interplanetary phenomena.Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic ImagerNASA solar flare observatory studying particle acceleration and energy release.SOLAR (ISS)ESA observatory on the ISS measuring solar spectral irradiance.Solar and Heliospheric ObservatoryESA-NASA solar observatory that discovered over 5,000 comets.Solar Dynamics ObservatoryNASA mission observing the Sun since 2010.Solar OrbiterESA-NASA probe studying the Sun's poles and inner heliosphere.Solar Radiation and Thermospheric SatelliteJapanese satellite studied solar radiation and upper atmosphere.STEREOTwo spacecraft providing stereoscopic views of the Sun.TRACENASA solar observatory studying magnetic fields and coronal loops.TWINSStereo imagers of Earth's ring current and magnetosphere.Ulysses (spacecraft)Solar probe that studied the Sun from all latitudes.
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