Solar Orbiter Program

Solar Orbiter is an active international ESA and NASA mission launched on February 9, 2020 to study the Sun and inner heliosphere. Its ten instruments provide close-up observations, including the first views of the Sun polar regions, and connect solar-wind measurements to their source regions.

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Aliases: Solar OrbiterSolar Orbiter mission
Domains: spaceflight
Name: Solar Orbiter Program
Status: active
Types: explorationscienceresearchoperations

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Description: Solar Orbiter is an active international ESA and NASA mission launched on February 9, 2020 to study the Sun and inner heliosphere. Its ten instruments provide close-up observations, including the first views of the Sun polar regions, and connect solar-wind measurements to their source regions.
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Start Date: 2020-02-09

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Creation Time: August 13, 2026 at 12:52:52 UTC
Updated Time: August 13, 2026 at 12:52:52 UTC

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Official Urls: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/solar-orbiter/https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_overview