The device, which is in a sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 720 km, will collect data on the star for several years.
China has launched the Advanced Space-Based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) into orbit, the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation said.
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The launch was carried out from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome using the Long March-2D launch vehicle on the night of October 9th.
According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, ASO-S will study the Sun in sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of 720 km, including its magnetic field and coronal mass ejections, as well as avoiding energy emissions that could affect in the operation of the equipment. on the ground.
The observatory will collect data on the two most powerful solar flares during the 25th solar activity cycle, which will last until approximately 2030, and will also search for the causes of solar phenomena and explore the features of their relationship.
It is planned that the device will work in orbit for at least 4 years, collecting about 500 gigabytes of data every day and sending them to Earth. Access to them will be given to specialists around the world.
Meanwhile, SpaceX launched two telecommunications satellites Galaxy 33 and 34 of the American operator Intelsat using a Falcon rocket.
Devices equipped with C-band transmitters are designed to expand high-frequency television coverage in North America. They were placed into orbit about 40 minutes after the rocket’s launch.
The reusable first stage of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle, used for launch for the 14th time, nine minutes after launch, made a vertical controlled landing on the A Shortfall of Gravitas offshore drone platform, located in the Atlantic 643 km. from the cosmodrome.
It was previously reported that scientists from the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory recorded a surprising magnetized spot on the Sun.
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