25 January 2021, 12:05 am EST By
China is planning its first ever solar probe coded Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S) scheduled to launch next year. The solar mission will be the country s first ever mission to touch the sun, where it will be performing a 24-hour continuous observation of the sun, for a duration of at least four years. It is expected to lift in the first half of 2022.
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About China s Solar Probe
The mission is set to orbit 720km or 447 miles above the Earth carrying with it a magnetic detector, a solar telescope as well as an X-ray imager, which is meant to record all of the activities in the sun including its magnetic fields and stormy activities. According to Gan Weiqun, the mission s chief scientist in an interview with Xihuan News Channel, this will identify the space s weather forecast.