Question

The Sun emits a solar flare directly aimed at Earth. Which instrument on an orbiting satellite would detect the flare first?

Answer 1

X-ray Telescope

Step-by-step explanation:

X-ray Telescope which can be either hard or soft is an instrument on an orbiting satellite that would detect the flare first.

This is because X-ray Telescope is technically designed to detect and determine X-rays or radio and optical emissions from flares, from places or points beyond Earth's atmosphere.