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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solar Maximum Mission canonical | 1 |
| Solar Maximum Mission satellite | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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