Ulysses
Ulysses was the joint ESA-NASA solar-polar probe launched from Space Shuttle Discovery on 6 October 1990. After a Jupiter gravity assist, the spacecraft surveyed the heliosphere over the Sun's north and south polar regions until operations ended in June 2009.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ulysses spacecraftInternational Solar Polar Mission spacecraft
- Name
- Ulysses
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Ulysses was the joint ESA-NASA solar-polar probe launched from Space Shuttle Discovery on 6 October 1990. After a Jupiter gravity assist, the spacecraft surveyed the heliosphere over the Sun's north and south polar regions until operations ended in June 2009.
- First Flight Date
- 1990-10-06
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ulysses/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 23:33:19 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 02:21:44 UTC
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Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1990-10-06
- Vehicle Code
- ULY