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Henon
HENON (HEliospheric pioNeer for sOlar and interplanetary threats defeNce), is a planned space weather and technology demonstration mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the form of a 12U CubeSat. It will be ESA's first stand-alone deep space CubeSat. The goal of the mission is to demonstrate solar storm forecasting capabilities with 3–6 hours of advance warning before a storm reaches Earth, a considerable improvement compared to the current warning time. The launch of HENON is planned for March 2027.
Article summary
HENON (HEliospheric pioNeer for sOlar and interplanetary threats defeNce), is a planned space weather and technology demonstration mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) in the form of a 12U CubeSat. It will be ESA's first stand-alone deep space CubeSat. The goal of the mission is to demonstrate solar storm forecasting capabilities with 3–6 hours of advance warning before a storm reaches Earth, a considerable improvement compared to the current warning time. The launch of HENON is planned for March 2027.
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