BackForward Satellite: Vigil-L5 

Satellite details
Acronym Vigil-L5
Full name Vigil-L5 (previously known as Lagrange-L5)
Satellite Description
  • Satellite at L5 Lagrange point for space weather forecasting
  • Provides observations of the solar wind speed, density, temperature and dynamic pressure, charged particle environment and the direction and strength of the interplanetary magnetic field.
  • The L5 view enables observations of the sun to be made on that part of the disk yet to be rotated towards earth. 
  • More on Vigil-L5 here: https://tinyurl.com/2p6mp868
Mass at launch Dry mass
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Data access information
Orbit L4-L5 Altitude

 

Space agency ESA
Status Planned
Details on Status
(as available)
Launch ≥2025 EOL ≥2035
Last update: 2022-03-07
Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on Vigil-L5

Acronym Full name
PMI Photospheric Magnetic Field Imager
EUVI Extreme Ultra-Violet Imager
CCOR Compact Coronagraph
HI1-Vigil Heliospheric Imager 1 - Vigil
HI2-Vigil Heliospheric Imager 2 - Vigil
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