Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

08:08:01

Saturday December 2, 1995

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

SOHO

Wiki

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

Rocket

Retired
Atlas IIAS

Active 1993 to 2004

Lockheed Martin logo

Agency

Lockheed

Rocket

Height: 47.5m

Payload to Orbit

LEO: 8,618 kg

GTO: 3,933 kg

Liftoff Thrust

2,957 Kilonewtons

Stages

2

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

SLC-36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

50 days 6 hours

Stats

Atlas II


19th

Mission

9th

Mission of 1995

1995


71st

Orbital launch attempt