Solar X-ray Monitor

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The Solar X-ray Monitor is a scientific instrument aboard India’s Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter designed to observe and measure solar X-ray emissions for studying the Sun’s activity and its effects on the Moon.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf payload on lunar orbiter ⓘ
solar X-ray detector ⓘ
spaceborne scientific instrument ⓘ
countryOfOperator India ⓘ
dataType spectral solar X-ray data ⓘ
time-resolved solar X-ray measurements ⓘ
dataUse calibration of lunar X-ray observations ⓘ
derivation of elemental abundances on the lunar surface ⓘ
fieldOfStudy planetary science ⓘ
solar physics ⓘ
space weather ⓘ
hostSpacecraftType lunar orbiter ⓘ
launchDate 2019-07-22 ⓘ
launchSite Satish Dhawan Space Centre ⓘ
Sriharikota ⓘ
launchVehicle GSLV Mk III-M1 ⓘ
linked to: GSLV Mk III / LVM3
location onboard Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter ⓘ
measures solar X-ray intensity ⓘ
solar X-ray spectrum ⓘ
mission Chandrayaan-2 mission ⓘ
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
missionPhase Chandrayaan-2 orbital phase ⓘ
observesFrom lunar orbit ⓘ
operator Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ
orbits Moon ⓘ
partOf Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter ⓘ
linked to: Chandrayaan-2
platformOrbitType lunar orbit ⓘ
primaryObjective measure solar X-ray flux ⓘ
monitor solar X-ray variability ⓘ
support lunar surface X-ray fluorescence studies ⓘ
purpose study Sun–Moon interaction via X-ray irradiation ⓘ
roleInMission act as solar monitor for X-ray fluorescence experiments ⓘ
provide contemporaneous solar X-ray data ⓘ
scientificGoal characterize incident solar X-ray spectrum at the Moon ⓘ
improve interpretation of lunar X-ray fluorescence data ⓘ
study solar activity ⓘ
spaceAgency ISRO ⓘ
spacecraft Chandrayaan-2 ⓘ
studies solar flares in X-ray wavelengths ⓘ
temporal variation of solar X-ray emission ⓘ
supportsInstrument Chandrayaan-2 CLASS ⓘ
linked to: Chandrayaan-2

Chandrayaan-2 Large Area Soft X-ray Spectrometer ⓘ
linked to: X-ray Spectrometer
target Sun ⓘ
wavelengthRange X-ray ⓘ

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Chandrayaan-2 → instrumentsOnOrbiter → Solar X-ray Monitor ⓘ