Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
SDO
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), succeeding SOHO, is a solar observing satellite with four primary objectives: researching the Solar Cycle, understanding the role of the magnetic field in delivering energy to the solar atmosphere, studying the evolution of the Sun's outer regions over various time scales, and monitoring solar radiation levels, including UV and EUV emissions.
Total Mass: 3,100.0 kg
Geostationary Earth Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2010
5th orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
38th mission
1st mission of 2010
37th successful mission
33rd consecutive successful mission
Atlas V
20th mission
1st mission of 2010
19th successful mission
10th consecutive successful mission