Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere spacecraft
PUNCH is a four-spacecraft NASA heliophysics constellation that observes the solar corona and solar wind as one connected system. One narrow-field and three wide-field imagers combine polarized-light measurements into a continuous three-dimensional view around the Sun.
Identity
- Aliases
- Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere
- Family Name
- PUNCH
- Full Name
- Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere spacecraft
- Reusability
- unknown
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- PUNCH is a four-spacecraft NASA heliophysics constellation that observes the solar corona and solar wind as one connected system. One narrow-field and three wide-field imagers combine polarized-light measurements into a continuous three-dimensional view around the Sun.
- First Flight Year
- 2,025
- Operator
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/punch/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 10:57:57 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 10:57:57 UTC