Ulysses
Ulysses was the joint ESA-NASA solar-polar orbiter launched on 6 October 1990. Using Jupiter gravity assist, it surveyed the space environment above and below the Sun’s poles for more than 18 years before contact ended on 30 June 2009.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ulysses spacecraftUlysses solar-polar probeUlysses orbiter
- Name
- Ulysses
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Ulysses was the joint ESA-NASA solar-polar orbiter launched on 6 October 1990. Using Jupiter gravity assist, it surveyed the space environment above and below the Sun’s poles for more than 18 years before contact ended on 30 June 2009.
- First Flight Date
- 1990-10-06
- Vehicle Family
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/ulysses/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:04:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:04:54 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 2009-06-30