Compact Coronagraph Image Gallery

The Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) is a space weather instrument that images the solar corona (the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere) and helps detect and characterize coronal mass ejections (CMEs). The first CCOR instrument, CCOR-1, will fly on the GOES-U (GOES-19/GOES-East) satellite. CCOR-1 was optimized for geostationary orbit and for GOES-U interfaces. The addition of CCOR to GOES-U will enhance NOAA’s space weather observational capabilities and improve forecasts. Subsequent CCOR instruments will fly on other NOAA Space Weather Missions.

Image of CCOR-1 is installed on the GOES-U solar-pointing platform.
Engineers install the Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1) instrument on the solar-pointing platform of…
The CCOR is being lowered into place surrounded by technicians in white hazmat suits.
The Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1) is lowered into place on the solar-pointing platform. Credit:…
The CCOR instrument being installed by people in scientific suits.
The Compact Coronagraph-1 (CCOR-1) is lowered into place on the solar-pointing platform of the GOES…
The CCOR sits on a table with testing equipment nearby.
CCOR-1 undergoes electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility testing, which ensures…
The CCOR sits on a table with wires connecting it to equipment on tripods.
In this image CCOR’s magnetic field is measured on two sides. All six sides must be characterized…
The CCOR is on a table in the middle of a large room. Two technicians in white hazmat suits work next to it.
In this image CCOR’s magnetic field is measured from the top down. Credit: NASA Goddard Space…
The CCOR is bagged on a table.
CCOR-1 arrives at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Large Radio Frequency (LRFI) Chamber…
Close up of the CCOR with the stand alone Power System Box in front of the CCOR Instrument Module.
This side view of CCOR shows the stand alone Power System Box (PSB) in front of the CCOR Instrument…
Close up of the CCOR wrapped in plastic.
CCOR-1 undergoes shock testing at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. It is bolted to a special table…
A photograph of the CCOR-1 instrument after being prepped for shock testing.
CCOR-1 is prepped for shock testing on a specially fabricated ‘shock’ plate with accelerometers …