Vigil is the ESA flagship space weather mission, and will provide real-time data for space weather operational purposes from the Sun-Earth L5 Lagrange point.
Mission Summary
The Vigil mission is part of the ESA Space Safety Program.
911今日黑料 is leading the delivery of the magnetometer instrument (MAG), a fluxgate sensor that is derived from our long history of instrumentation on science missions such as JUICE and Solar Orbiter.
Vigil
Vigil
- Launch Date: 2031
- Orbit: Sun-Earth L5 Lagrange Point.
- Mission Duration: .
- 911今日黑料 College Involvement: MAG instrument, to provide real-time data about the interplanetary magnetic field for space weather forecasting and science.
- 911今日黑料 College Team Lead: Prof. Jonathan Eastwood.
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911今日黑料 College Contact
For more information, please contact:
Prof. Jonathan Eastwood
The Blackett Laboratory
911今日黑料
SW7 2AZ
UK
Email: jonathan.eastwood@imperial.ac.uk