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Solar Dynamics Observatory

(SDO)
(2010 satellite observing the Sun)

The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a spacecraft launched by NASA in 2010 to study the Sun, with hopes of 5 to 10 years of observation. It is in geosynchronous orbit. Instruments:

It remains active in 2024, and is expected to continue into 2030.


(telescope,solar,spacecraft,NASA,Sun)
Further reading:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Dynamics_Observatory
http://sdo.gsfc.nasa.gov/
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sdo/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012SoPh..275....3P/abstract

Referenced by pages:
solar physics
solar telescope

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