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Dancing with the sun, China expected to launch its solar probe in 2022 – CGTN

China is expected to launch its first solar probe in the first half of 2022, making forays into the sun exploration, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences…

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China is expected to launch its first solar probe in the first half of 2022, making forays into sun exploration, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) on Friday.
The probe, named Advanced Space-based Solar Observatory (ASO-S), will orbit on the sun-synchronous orbit 720 kilometers above the Earth for at least four years, said researchers.
Carrying a solar telescope, a magnetic imager and an X-ray imager, ASO-S will observe solar activities and stormy atmosphere on the star on a 24-hour…

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