NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

SOHO

Launch Time
Sat Dec 02, 1995 08:08 UTC

Rocket

Atlas IIAS
Image Credit: USAF or NASA
Lockheed
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 2,957 kN
Payload to LEO: 8,618 kg
Payload to GTO: 3,933 kg
Stages: 2
Strap-ons: 4
Rocket Height: 47.5 m

Mission Details

SOHO

The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space (now Airbus Defence and Space). In addition to its scientific mission, it is a main source of near-real-time solar data for space weather prediction.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,850.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

1995

71st orbital launch attempt

Atlas II

19th mission
9th mission of 1995
19th successful mission