The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) scheduled the launch of its Solar-B satellite for Sept. 24 aboard an M-5 rocket from the Uchinoura Space Center. Solar-B, developed by JAXA and Mitsubishi Electric Corp., will carry a solar optical telescope, X-ray telescope and an imaging spectrometer, is designed to study the sun’s corona. NASA and the U.K.’s Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council also contributed to the mission.
JAXA Sets Solar-B Launch
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