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Solar Orbiter to pass through the tails of Comet ATLAS

ESA's Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days. Although the recently launched spacecraft was not due to be taking science data at this time, mission...

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Where is Solar Orbiter

Where is Solar Orbiter

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Instruments

Instruments The scientific payload elements of Solar Orbiter are being provided by ESA Member States, NASA and ESA. They have been selected and funded through a competitive selection...

Solar Orbiter instruments

Solar Orbiter instruments

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First Solar Orbiter instrument sends measurements

First measurements by a Solar Orbiter science instrument reached the ground on Thursday, providing a confirmation to the international science teams that the magnetometer on board is in a good...

Magnetic field measurements during Solar Orbiter boom deployment

Magnetic field measurements during Solar Orbiter boom deployment

Magnetic field measurements during Solar Orbiter boom deployment

Magnetic field measurements during Solar Orbiter boom deployment

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Solar Orbiter braves challenging early days

At 16:00 CET on Thursday, 13 February, the critical first 83 hours of Solar Orbiter's unique mission to study our star came to an end.

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Mission Operations

Mission Operations Solar Orbiter was launched on 10 February 2020 at 04:03 UTC (05:03 CET) from Cape Canaveral aboard an Atlas V 411 rocket provided by NASA. The Solar Orbiter...

Summary

Summary Since the beginning of the 1990s, six unprecedented spacecraft built in Europe for the Ulysses, SOHO and Cluster missions have been investigating the Sun and its impact on our...

Solar Orbiter liftoff

Solar Orbiter liftoff

Solar Orbiter liftoff

Solar Orbiter liftoff

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Solar Orbiter liftoff

Solar Orbiter liftoff

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Solar Orbiter liftoff

Solar Orbiter liftoff

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Solar Orbiter liftoff

Solar Orbiter liftoff

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Liftoff for Solar Orbiter, ESA's mission to face the Sun up close

ESA's Solar Orbiter mission lifted off on an Atlas V 411 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 05:03 CET on 10 February on its mission to study the Sun from new perspectives.

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Solar Orbiter at the launch pad

Solar Orbiter at the launch pad

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Solar Orbiter at the launch pad

Solar Orbiter at the launch pad

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Solar Orbiter roll out

Solar Orbiter roll out

Solar Orbiter roll out

Solar Orbiter roll out

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