Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
08:08:01
Saturday December 2, 1995
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Official Livestream
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.
Heliocentric Orbit
1 Payload
1,850 kilograms
Agency
LockheedRocket
Height: 47.5m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 8,618 kg
GTO: 3,933 kg
Liftoff Thrust
2,957 Kilonewtons
Stages
2
Strap-ons
4
19th
Mission
9th
Mission of 1995
71st
Orbital launch attempt