BackInstrument:  ASPIICS 

Instrument details
Acronym ASPIICS
Full name Association of Spacecraft for Polarimetry and Imaging Investigation of the Corona of the Sun
Purpose ASPIICS unprecedented field of view makes it suited for studies of the solar corona, as it will fill the crucial observational gap between the fields of view of Solar EUV imagers and conventional space coronagraphs.
Short description
  • ASPIICS is designed to perform high-resolution two-dimensional imaging and spectroscopy of the solar corona (continuum and emission lines) over a FOV (Field of View) extending from 1.02 Rsun (from the center of the solar disk) to 3 Rsun. 
  • Bandpass is 540–590 nm. 
  • For more information see here.
Background

A new development.
Scanning Technique

N/A
Resolution 2.8 arcsec/pixel over the whole FOV (about ±2.7 Rsun)
Coverage / Cycle
Mass Power Data Rate

 

Providing Agency ESA
Instrument Maturity Flown on an R&D satellite
Utilization Period: 2025 to 2030
Last update: 2025-06-24
Detailed characteristics
Satellites this instrument is flying on

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Instrument classification
  • Solar and space environment monitors
  • Solar activity monitor
WIGOS Subcomponents
  • Subcomponent 2
  • Solar magnetograph, solar EUV/X-ray imagery and EUV/X-ray irradiance, both on the Earth-Sun line and off the Earth-Sun line
  • Solar VIS spectrometer [from L1, GEO, LEO]
  • Solar VIS imager [from L1, GEO, LEO]
Mission objectives
Primary mission objectives
  • Solar magnetic field
  • Solar wind velocity
Evaluation of Measurements

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Note: * Primary mission objective.