SOLAR-C

Epsilon S, provided by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, is set to launch SOLAR-C from Uchinoura Space Center, Japan on November 30, 2028 at 12:00 AM UTC. The Epsilon S launch vehicle will deliver SOLAR-C into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Epsilon S will carry the SOLAR-C payload, which is part of a Japan-led international mission with cooperation from the US and European countries. The mission aims to gain new insights into the fundamental physical mechanisms driving solar plasma dynamics.

Carrying the SOLAR-C payload, Epsilon S will enable the mission to perform three simultaneous UV observations, including observing the broad range of temperatures from the 10,000 Kelvin chromosphere to the million Kelvin corona, and even to the 15 million Kelvin solar flares. The SOLAR-C payload, operated in cooperation with the US and European countries, will resolve elemental structures at high spatial and temporal resolution and conduct a high dispersion spectroscopy to obtain spectroscopic information, allowing for quantitative diagnostics such as velocity, temperature, density, ionization degree, and abundance. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Epsilon S launch vehicle will deliver the SOLAR-C payload into a Sun-Synchronous Orbit, facilitating the mission's objectives.