NASA Parker Solar Probe solar observatory spacecraft family
NASA Parker Solar Probe is an active solar observatory spacecraft that became the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun’s corona, studying magnetic fields, plasma, and energetic particles during repeated close solar passes.
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- Parker Solar ProbeParkerSolar Probe PlusPSPPSP spacecraft
- Family Name
- Parker Solar Probe
- Full Name
- NASA Parker Solar Probe solar observatory spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterobservatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- NASA Parker Solar Probe is an active solar observatory spacecraft that became the first spacecraft to fly through the Sun’s corona, studying magnetic fields, plasma, and energetic particles during repeated close solar passes.
- First Flight Year
- 2,018
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- Spacecraft Specs
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 17, 2026 at 03:16:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 08:49:08 UTC
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