What
is HESSI?
Hessi
Info
HESSI
will be a telescope studying the physics of solar flares.
How
will Hessi get into orbit?
HESSI will be a telescope launched into a 600 km orbit from the Kennedy Space
Center It will be carried into orbit from a Pegasus XL launch vehicle. .
Where
will HESSI's primary ground station be?
Hessi's
main ground station will be at the University of California at Berkeley.
How
large will HESSI be?
HESSI
will be 2.16 meters tall and 5.76 meters wide after deploying the solar panels.
It will weigh a total of 290 kg.