Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Solar Orbiter (SolO)
Solar Orbiter (SolO) is a Sun-observing satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. SolO is intended to perform detailed measurements of the inner heliosphere and nascent solar wind, and perform close observations of the polar regions of the Sun, which is difficult to do from Earth, both serving to answer the question 'How does the Sun create and control the heliosphere?'
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,800.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2020
11th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
137th mission
1st mission of 2020
136th successful mission
132nd consecutive successful mission
Atlas V
82nd mission
1st mission of 2020
81st successful mission
72nd consecutive successful mission