Earth orbit
SunRISE
NASA six-CubeSat radio-interferometer mission for studying how the Sun releases particles and drives space weather.
NASA lists SunRISE as a future mission with launch date to be announced, while mission materials say it will study solar activity with a six-satellite array.
Official mission site ↗The mission
SunRISE (Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment) is a future NASA mission that will fly six CubeSats together as a radio interferometer. The array will observe low-frequency solar radio emissions to help explain how the Sun releases particles into space and drives space weather.
The launch
- Launch
- To be announced
- Launch location
- Not documented
- Launch vehicle
- Falcon Heavy
- Orbit
- Earth orbit
Mission timeline
Future mission status
Current · Earth orbit
NASA presents SunRISE as a future mission with its launch date still to be announced.
Open milestone source ↗Objectives
- 01
Examine how the Sun releases particles into space.
- 02
Observe low-frequency radio emissions to study solar activity.
- 03
Improve understanding of solar particle storms and space weather hazards.
Spacecraft
SunRISE CubeSat array
A six-satellite radio-interferometer constellation for observing low-frequency solar emissions.
- Manufacturer
- NASA
Gallery
0 images from SunRISE.
No mission imagery is available yet.
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