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The Hinode (Solar-B) mission is an international collaboration between Japan,
the United States, and the United Kingdom, and follows the successful Yohkoh
(Solar-A) mission.
Partner Contributions
Spacecraft Mission Management: Japan (JAXA - Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Solar Optical Telescope (SOT)
- Optical Telescope Assembly (OTA), instrument integration: Japan (JAXA)
- Focal Plane Package (FPP): Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab
X-ray Telescope (XRT)
- Telescope, filters, mechanisms, and instrument integration: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)
- Camera and electronics: Japan (JAXA)
Extreme-ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer (EIS)
- Optics and mechanisms: U. S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
- Structure, camera, electronics and instrument integration: United Kingdom (PPARC - Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council)
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