Al-Anbat- Mohammad Alnimer
China National Space Administration reported that China's
first solar exploration satellite observed about 100 solar explosions and
completed tests and experiments in orbit.
Zhao Jian, the country's chief designer of the
"Gaofen" program, said during a press conference on the advancement
of the satellite that the scientific data from the satellite observations and
its participation with the world had been officially released.
The "Shaikha" satellite, launched last October,
operates in Sun-synchronized orbit at an average altitude of 517 kilometers,
with the Solar Imaging Spectrometer (HA) being supplied as its main scientific
payload.
Zhao said that for
the first time in the world, the satellite obtained the exact structure of
solar spectral lines (Ha, S I L and F E L) in orbit, which can
directly reflect the characteristics of solar explosions.
In cooperation with China Aerospace Science and Technology
Corporation, the University of Nanjing and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the
Administration conducted performance verification in orbit and the engineering
application of the satellite platform technology with superior accuracy and
stability
Unlike the traditional design, the new satellite platform
has adopted magnetic lift control technology to ensure that load imaging is not
affected by the platform's vibrations and to obtain a more stable and accurate
imaging.
