Solar Maximum Mission

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Solar Maximum Mission was a NASA satellite launched in 1980 to study solar flares and other high-energy phenomena on the Sun.

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Solar Maximum Mission satellite 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NASA satellite
solar observatory
alsoKnownAs SMM NERFINISHED
SolarMax NERFINISHED
carriedInstrument X-ray polychromator NERFINISHED
active cavity radiometer
coronagraph/polarimeter
gamma-ray spectrometer
hard X-ray burst spectrometer
ultraviolet spectrometer and polarimeter
white light coronagraph
countryOfOperator United States of America
surface form: United States
deactivationDate 1989-12-02
epoch solar cycle 21
focus high-energy solar phenomena
solar activity during solar maximum
time evolution of solar flares
launchComplex Launch Complex 36 NERFINISHED
launchDate 1980-02-14
launchSite Cape Canaveral NERFINISHED
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED
launchYear 1980
missionDuration approximately 9 years
missionType high-energy solar phenomena study
solar flare observation
solar physics
notableFor detailed observations of solar flares
multiwavelength observations of the Sun
operator NASA
orbitType low Earth orbit
partOfProgram NASA Explorer program NERFINISHED
primaryObjective observe solar activity
study high-energy processes on the Sun
study solar flares
reentryDate 1989-12-02
scientificDiscipline astrophysics
heliophysics
spaceAgency NASA
spacecraftBus spin-stabilized spacecraft
stabilization spin-stabilized
status deorbited
mission completed
studied solar corona
solar energetic events
solar flares
solar irradiance

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Apollo Telescope Mount followedBy Solar Maximum Mission
STS-41C payload Solar Maximum Mission
this entity surface form: Solar Maximum Mission satellite