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The ESA Vigil mission will be the first operational space weather mission positioned at the Sun-Earth L5 Lagrange point. From this unique vantage point, Vigil will continuously observe solar activity and monitor regions near the Sun-Earth line, enhancing both near real-time space weather nowcasting and forecasting, as well as long-term scientific studies. This presentation will provide an overview of the mission's objectives, payload, and planned data products.
Vigil’s observational payload includes the Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) and the Heliospheric Imager (HI) for tracking the evolution and propagation of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), the Photospheric Magnetic Imager (PMI) for magnetic field mapping and solar wind modeling and forecasting, and the EUV Imager (JEDI), a NASA-contributed instrument, which will capture full-disk and extended coronal observations in multiple EUV passbands out to 6 solar radii. Alongside these are in-situ measurements from a magnetometer (MAG) and plasma analyser (PLA), enabling Vigil to deliver a consistent, calibrated, and openly accessible dataset to both operational and scientific communities.
The mission is designed to provide continuous, 24/7 monitoring—including during severe space weather events—with rapid delivery of low-latency data for operational users. In parallel, high-quality science data will be made available to the research community, adhering to community standards for open science. By bridging operational and scientific domains, Vigil will not only enhance real-time space weather capabilities but also deliver new insights into solar and heliospheric dynamics from a novel, off-Sun–Earth line vantage point.
In the spirit of the workshop, the author would like to encourage the audience to discuss their modelling needs: metadata, telemetry, data products, as well as lessons learned from previous missions.
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