Solar Orbiter instruments
Date: 17 October 2019
Satellite: Solar Orbiter
Copyright: ESA/ATG medialab
Labelled diagram showing a cutaway of Solar Orbiter's suite of ten science instruments that will study the Sun. There are two types: in situ and remote sensing. The in situ instruments measure the conditions around the spacecraft itself. The remote-sensing instruments measure what is happening at large distances away. Together, both sets of data can be used to piece together a more complete picture of what is happening in the Sun's corona and the solar wind.
Last Update: 21 April 2020
