Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft
Solar Dynamics Observatory is NASA's solar-observatory spacecraft for continuous, high-cadence measurements of the Sun and the space weather it drives. Built and tested at Goddard, SDO operates in geosynchronous orbit as the first mission of NASA's Living With a Star Program.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Solar Dynamics ObservatorySDOSolar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft
- Family Name
- Solar Dynamics Observatory
- Full Name
- Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft
- Roles
- observatoryresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Solar Dynamics Observatory is NASA's solar-observatory spacecraft for continuous, high-cadence measurements of the Sun and the space weather it drives. Built and tested at Goddard, SDO operates in geosynchronous orbit as the first mission of NASA's Living With a Star Program.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 4.5
- Length M
- 2.22
- Width M
- 2.22
- First Flight Year
- 2,010
- Last Flight Year
- 2,010
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 3,000
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/sdo/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 23:02:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 31, 2026 at 23:02:17 UTC
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