Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (Xihe)
China’s CHASE, also called Xihe, is an active solar observatory launched on 14 October 2021. Its H-alpha Imaging Spectrograph provides full-disk solar spectral observations for studying flares, filaments, and plasma dynamics in the solar atmosphere.
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- Family Name
- CHASE
- Full Name
- Chinese H-alpha Solar Explorer (Xihe)
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- China’s CHASE, also called Xihe, is an active solar observatory launched on 14 October 2021. Its H-alpha Imaging Spectrograph provides full-disk solar spectral observations for studying flares, filaments, and plasma dynamics in the solar atmosphere.
- First Flight Year
- 2,021
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:39:00 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:39:00 UTC