Hinode

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Hinode (SOLAR-B) is a solar observatory primarily operated by JAXA since 2006. It is placed in a sun-synchronous orbit around 700 km above the Earth's surface to allow near-contiguous observation of the Sun's active surface in short electromagnetic wavelengths. As of 2020, the mission is extended until the end of 2022

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