While other space-based coronagraphs have been used in the past, NOAA says these previous instruments were used for scientific research while CCOR-1 "will be used operationally for regular, real ...

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While other space-based coronagraphs have been used in the past, NOAA says these previous instruments were used for scientific research while CCOR-1 "will be used operationally for regular, real ...

Aditya-L1 was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation in September 2023, and "travelled 1.5 million km from Earth" to orbit the Sun, said The Guardian.