Ulysses solar-polar spacecraft
Ulysses was ESA's Dornier-built solar-polar spacecraft for the joint ESA-NASA mission that mapped the heliosphere above and below the Sun's poles. Its Jupiter gravity assist placed the probe in a highly inclined heliocentric orbit, enabling the first sustained in-situ survey of the solar wind and magnetic environment at high solar latitudes.
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Identity
- Aliases
- UlyssesInternational Solar Polar Mission spacecraft
- Family Name
- Ulysses
- Full Name
- Ulysses solar-polar spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterobservatory
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Ulysses was ESA's Dornier-built solar-polar spacecraft for the joint ESA-NASA mission that mapped the heliosphere above and below the Sun's poles. Its Jupiter gravity assist placed the probe in a highly inclined heliocentric orbit, enabling the first sustained in-situ survey of the solar wind and magnetic environment at high solar latitudes.
- First Flight Year
- 1,990
- Last Flight Year
- 2,009
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Programs
- -
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 371
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 23:33:11 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 14:36:42 UTC