Solar Orbiter

active Mission

An international cooperative mission between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA, Solar Orbiter is a Sun-observing satellite with 10 science instruments, all designed to provide unprecedented insight into how our local star 'works.'

Type

Orbiter

Launch

Feb. 9, 2020

Target

Sun

Objective

Take close-up images of the Sun, observe solar wind and the Sun's polar regions
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