STEREO (Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory)
Operator NASA
Launch date 2006-10-26, 00:52:00 UTC
Satellite of Sun
Main instruments Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI):
Launch date 2006-10-26, 00:52:00 UTC
Satellite of Sun
Main instruments Sun Earth Connection Coronal and Heliospheric Investigation (SECCHI):
- Extreme UltraViolet Imager (EUVI)
- Inner Coronagraph (COR1)
- Outer Coronagraph (COR2)
- Heliospheric Imager (HI)
- Sungrazing Comets
SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
Operator NASA GSFC
Launch date 2010-02-11, 15:23:00 UTC
Mission duration 5 - 10 years
Main instruments
Launch date 2010-02-11, 15:23:00 UTC
Mission duration 5 - 10 years
Main instruments
- Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE)
- Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI)
- Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA)
SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory)
Organization ESA / NASA
Launch date December 2, 1995
Main instruments
- CDS, EIT, LASCO, SUMER, SWAN, and UVCS are used for this solar atmosphere remote sensing.
- Making observations of solar wind. CELIAS and CEPAC are used for solar wind observations.
- Probing the interior structure of the Sun. GOLF, MDI, and VIRGO are used for helioseismology.
HINODE (JAPAN - SUNRISE)
Organization JAXA / NASA / PPARC
Launch date 2006-09-22 21:36 UTC
Type of orbit sun-synchronous orbit
Main instruments
Launch date 2006-09-22 21:36 UTC
Type of orbit sun-synchronous orbit
Main instruments
- Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV)
- Focal Plane Package (FPP)
- X-Ray Telescope (XRT)
- Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)