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Mission

The missions of the Solar Science Observatory are:

To promote the most advanced solar science researches through the use of space missions and large ground-based facilities in the world.
To develop the most advanced solar instrumentations for both ground-based and space observations.
To promote cooperation with the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) through the operation of the Hinode satellite.
To promote long-term continuous solar observation by synoptic instruments and to support research using these data.

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