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The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview

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The Hinode satellite (formerly Solar-B) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) was successfully launched in September 2006. As the successor to the Yohkoh mission, it aims to understand how magnetic energy gets transferred from the photosphere to the upper atmosphere and results in explosive energy releases. Hinode is an observatory style mission, with all the instruments being designed and built to work together to address the science aims. There are three instruments onboard: the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT), the EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS), and the X-Ray Telescope (XRT). This paper provides an overview of the mission, detailing the satellite, the scientific payload, and operations. It will conclude with discussions on how the international science community can participate in the analysis of the mission data.

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T. Kosugi deceased 26 November 2006.

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Kosugi, T., Matsuzaki, K., Sakao, T. et al. The Hinode (Solar-B) Mission: An Overview. Sol Phys 243, 3–17 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11207-007-9014-6

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