Q. ‘HEL1OS’ Spectrometer, which was seen in the news, is associated with which country?
Answer:
India
Notes: India’s space agency, ISRO mentioned that the High Energy L1 Orbiting X-ray Spectrometer (HEL1OS) aboard the Aditya-L1 spacecraft has successfully captured the impulsive phase of solar flares during its initial observation period starting from October 29.
HEL1OS was commissioned on October 27, 2023, and is currently in the process of fine-tuning its thresholds and calibration operations. This instrument is designed to monitor the Sun's high-energy X-ray activity with rapid timing and high-resolution spectra, as stated by ISRO.