SOLAR-1 Program
NOAA’s operational SOLAR-1 space-weather observatory, formerly SWFO-L1, monitors the solar wind and corona continuously from the Sun–Earth L1 point to provide real-time data and advance warnings for protecting critical infrastructure, spacecraft, communications, and national security. It launched on 24 September 2025 and reached its final L1 orbit on 23 January 2026.
Identity
- Aliases
- SOLAR-1Space Weather Observations at L1 to Advance Readiness-1SWFO-L1Space Weather Follow On-Lagrange 1Space Weather Follow-On L1NOAA SOLAR-1
- Domains
- spaceflightaviation
- Name
- SOLAR-1 Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- operationsinfrastructuredevelopment
Details
- Description
- NOAA’s operational SOLAR-1 space-weather observatory, formerly SWFO-L1, monitors the solar wind and corona continuously from the Sun–Earth L1 point to provide real-time data and advance warnings for protecting critical infrastructure, spacecraft, communications, and national security. It launched on 24 September 2025 and reached its final L1 orbit on 23 January 2026.
- Leads
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2025-09-24
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:34:35 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 19:34:35 UTC
Other
- Official Urls
- https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/news/swfo-l1-renamed-solar-1-reaches-final-destination-one-million-miles-earthhttps://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-satellites/future-programs/swfo/space-weather-observations-l1-advance-readiness-solar-1https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/our-satellites/currently-flying/solar-1-launchhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/swfo-l1/https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-noaa-launch-three-spacecraft-to-map-suns-influence-across-space/