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Camera electronics at the heart of solar discoveries

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been relying on RAL Space camera electronics for more than a decade in orbit.

RAL Space designed and built the electronics systems for six cameras on two of SDO’s three instruments. These electronics support the processing of high-resolution images, which are recorded every few seconds, providing in-depth information about the Sun’s complex activity.

SDO has enabled scientists to compare nearly 200 solar flares, improve modelling of coronal mass ejections and understand magnetic field patterns at the Sun’s surface. The design of the electronics boxes has been so successful that RAL Space electronics are part of eight current and future of ESA and NASA solar missions.

Space Science and Exploration Case Studies

Camera electronics at the heart of solar discoveries

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been relying on RAL Space camera electronics for more than a decade in orbit.

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