Solar X-ray Monitor

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The Solar X-ray Monitor is a scientific instrument aboard India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter designed to observe and measure solar X-ray emissions for studying the Sun’s activity and its effects on the Moon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf payload on lunar orbiter
solar X-ray detector
spaceborne scientific instrument
countryOfOperator India
dataType spectral solar X-ray data
time-resolved solar X-ray measurements
dataUse calibration of lunar X-ray observations
derivation of elemental abundances on the lunar surface
fieldOfStudy planetary science
solar physics
space weather
hostSpacecraftType lunar orbiter
launchDate 2019-07-22
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre
Sriharikota
launchVehicle GSLV Mk III / LVM3
surface form: GSLV Mk III-M1
location onboard Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
measures solar X-ray intensity
solar X-ray spectrum
mission Chandrayaan-2
surface form: Chandrayaan-2 mission
missionPhase Chandrayaan-2 orbital phase
observesFrom lunar orbit
operator Indian Space Research Organisation
orbits Moon
partOf Chandrayaan-2
surface form: Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter
platformOrbitType lunar orbit
primaryObjective measure solar X-ray flux
monitor solar X-ray variability
support lunar surface X-ray fluorescence studies
purpose study Sun–Moon interaction via X-ray irradiation
roleInMission act as solar monitor for X-ray fluorescence experiments
provide contemporaneous solar X-ray data
scientificGoal characterize incident solar X-ray spectrum at the Moon
improve interpretation of lunar X-ray fluorescence data
study solar activity
spaceAgency Indian Space Research Organisation
surface form: ISRO
spacecraft Chandrayaan-2
studies solar flares in X-ray wavelengths
temporal variation of solar X-ray emission
supportsInstrument Chandrayaan-2
surface form: Chandrayaan-2 CLASS

X-ray Spectrometer
surface form: Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer
target Sun
wavelengthRange X-ray

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Chandrayaan-2 instrumentsOnOrbiter Solar X-ray Monitor