TOKYO — (Marketwire) — 02/03/13 –Launched in 2006, Hinode (formerly known as Solar-B) is a mission to explore the magnetic fields of the Sun. By studying the Sun-s magnetic field, scientists hope to shed new light on explosive solar activity that can interfere with satellite communications and electric power transmission grids on Earth.e2v supplied Charge Coupled Device (CCD) image sensors for all three of the science instruments on board Hinode – the Solar Optical Telescope (SOT), X-ray Tele
