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Solar Orbiter

ESA, NASA · Launched

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Active · Active

The active ESA-NASA Solar Orbiter uses 10 science instruments to observe the Sun, solar wind, and the Sun's polar regions.

Destinations
Launch vehicle
Not recorded
Launch site
Not recorded
Countries
United States
Mission types
Heliophysics

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    Solar Orbiter launched

    Earth

  2. Gravity assist

    Solar Orbiter Venus gravity assist

    Venus

  3. Gravity assist

    Solar Orbiter Venus gravity assist

    Venus

  4. Gravity assist

    Solar Orbiter Venus gravity assist

    Venus

  5. Gravity assist

    Solar Orbiter Venus gravity assist

    Venus

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • Solar Orbiter · Orbiter

    Destinations: Sun, Venus

Trajectory record

Trajectory dataset not yet available

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Provenance

Sources

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Data verified through September 5, 2026