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SOLAR (ISS)
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SOLAR (ISS)
SOLAR
is an
ESA
science observatory on the
Columbus Laboratory
, which is part of the
International Space Station
. SOLAR was launched with Columbus on February 2008 aboard
STS-122
. It was externally mounted to Columbus with the
European Technology Exposure Facility
(EuTEF). SOLAR has three main space science instruments: SOVIM,
SOLSPEC]
and SOL-ACES. Together they provide detailed measurements of the
Sun
's
spectral irradiance
. The SOLAR platform and its instruments are controlled from the
Belgian User Support and Operations Centre]
(B.USOC), located at the
Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy]
(BISA) in
Uccle
,
Belgium
.
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