Mission · Solar observatory
Solar Orbiter
- Agency
- ESA / NASA
- Launched
- 2020
- Type
- orbiter
- Status
- active
NASA/Kennedy · NASA media (public domain)
Overview
Scientific overview
Solar Orbiter is a solar observatory, operated by ESA / NASA, launched in 2020.
Mission
- Agency
- ESA / NASA
- Launched
- 2020
- Type
- orbiter
- Status
- active
Gallery
Solar Orbiter Processing: Propellant Loading Operations at Astro
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft is loaded with propellants during processing activities inside the Astrotech Space Operations facility in Titusville, Florida.
2020
NASA/Kennedy · NASA media (public domain)
Observation
How this was captured
- Source
- NASA
- Observation date
- 2020-01-08
Targets & destinations
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.