Japan in collaboration with the USA and the UK will study the sun with the help of the Solar-B satellite
Japan launched into space on September 22, an observation satellite in a joint mission with the US and the UK to study the sun.
The project, which is led by the Japanese Space Agency, is supposed to improve knowledge about the volcanic eruptions on the Sun that can have a devastating effect on satellite systems.
The satellite, Solar-B, which weighs 900 kg, was launched from Goshima in southern Japan, and will circle the Earth.
"In the modern world, we cannot separate communication satellites, broadcasting, and weather from our lives," said Takao Kosogi, project manager. "That's why it's very important to protect the satellites from the explosions."
Solar-B is the third observation satellite that Japan is launching, and it will begin observations at the end of November.
