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PUNCH Mission

Sector: Solar • Location: Lompoc, California, United States

Source: SatNews

Project
Planned

The PUNCH mission (Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere) is a small explorer mission with four satellites in a sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit, designed to capture images of the solar corona and enhance understanding of solar wind.

Status
Prospective
Sector
Solar, Wind, Telecommunications, Government
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
SatNews

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The project “PUNCH Mission” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Lompoc, California, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from SatNews.

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Planned

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Prospective

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2026-07-22

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The PUNCH mission (Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere) is a small explorer mission with four satellites in a sun-synchronous low-Earth orbit, designed to capture images of the solar corona and enhance understanding of solar wind.

Original sector

Space

Location

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United States of America (USA)

State

California

City

Lompoc

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SatNews

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Sector

Solar, Wind, Telecommunications, Government

Article published date

2025-03-20

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