China's 'Xihe' Satellite New Discoveries in Solar Research

TapTechNews, June 13. The National Space Administration stated that the latest achievement of the 'Xihe' was published today in the renowned international journal, 'Nature - Astronomy'.

According to the introduction, the 'Xihe' obtained the first three-dimensional image of the solar atmosphere's rotational motion internationally, and then discovered a new law of the solar atmosphere's rotation. This achievement has significant scientific importance for studying solar activity and the evolution of the sun.

TapTechNews note: The full name of the 'Xihe' is the 'Solar Hα Spectral Detection and Dual-Super Platform Scientific and Technological Experiment Satellite'. It is the first solar exploration scientific and technological experiment satellite launched by China and was successfully launched at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on October 14, 2021.

The 'Xihe' operates in a solar-synchronous orbit at a height of about 321 miles (517 kilometers), and its main scientific payload is a solar space telescope. As of now, the 'Xihe' has transmitted more than 500 terabytes of observational data.

The officials also disclosed that the 'Xihe No. 2' solar exploration project at the Earth-Sun Lagrange point L5 is preliminarily planned to be launched in 2026. It will be the first time in the world to launch an artificial detector to the Earth-Sun Lagrange point L5, opening the era of China's three-dimensional solar exploration and exploring the origin and evolution of the magnetic field in the solar active region and the influence of solar eruptions on the earth.