PUNCH Program

NASA Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) is an active heliophysics program launched on 11 March 2025. Its four SmallSats operate as a virtual instrument to make global three-dimensional observations of the Sun’s corona and inner heliosphere, clarifying how coronal mass and energy become the solar wind that fills the solar system.

Identity

Aliases: PUNCHPolarimeter to Unify the Corona and HeliospherePolarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere MissionPUNCH Mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: PUNCH Program
Status: active
Types: scienceresearchoperations

Details

Description: NASA Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) is an active heliophysics program launched on 11 March 2025. Its four SmallSats operate as a virtual instrument to make global three-dimensional observations of the Sun’s corona and inner heliosphere, clarifying how coronal mass and energy become the solar wind that fills the solar system.
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Participants: -
Start Date: 2025-03-11

Assets & Meta

Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:42:03 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 18:42:03 UTC

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Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/punch/https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/2025/03/12/nasas-punch-satellites-deployed/https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/punch/2025/03/12/nasas-punch-begins-mission-to-study-solar-wind/