The vehicle lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 11:03 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 9.
Februar) mit einer amerikanischen Die ESA beauftragte Astrium UK als Hauptauftragnehmer, die Sonde für 300 Millionen Euro zu bauen. „Solar Orbiter“ und Komet „Atlas“ umkreisen die Sonne. ESA uses cookies to track visits to our website only, no personal information is collected.
Der ursprünglich für Juli 2017 vorgesehene Starttermin wurde mehrfach verschoben. Despite the challenges imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the spacecraft is now ready to begin performing science as it continues its cruise towards the Sun.ESA's Sun-exploring mission Solar Orbiter has made its first close approach to the Sun on 15 June, getting as close as 77 million km to the star's surface, about half the distance between the Sun and Earth.ESA's Solar Orbiter will cross through the tails of Comet ATLAS during the next few days. It was selected as the first medium-class mission of ESA's Cosmic Vision 2015-2025 Programme. The spacecraft was launched by the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida…
After a nominal ascent, the spacecraft … Die Raumsonde „Solar Orbiter“ wird am 15. Just before midnight on Sunday, a spacecraft will depart from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to the sun. Die In-situ-Instrumente untersuchen die unmittelbare Umgebung der Raumsonde: Although the recently launched spacecraft was not due to be taking science data at this time, mission experts have worked to ensure that the four most relevant instruments will be switched on during the unique encounter.After a brief shutdown of science instruments and a period in 'safe standby', ESA's planetary missions are getting back to what they do best, gathering science data from around the Solar System.Watch a replay of the press briefing from 16 July with Solar Orbiter mission experts, who presented the unique first images from ESA's new Sun-observing spacecraft.Watch a replay of the live coverage of the launch of Solar Orbiter, ESA's new Sun-exploring spacecraft, which will look at our parent star from a completely new perspective. Die ESA rechnete mit eigenen Kosten für die Solar-Orbiter-Mission von 500 Millionen Euro,Die Fernerkundungsinstrumente untersuchen die Oberfläche und die Atmosphäre der Sonne:
The spacecraft will provide close-up, high-latitude observations of the Sun to gain new information about the solar wind, the heliospheric... Unter anderem verantwortlich für die Entwicklung sowie Bau der einzelnen Instrumente sind:Der Solar Orbiter wurde in eine elliptische Umlaufbahn um die Sonne gestartet. Der Solar Orbiter (SolO) ist eine Raumsonde der Europäischen Weltraumorganisation (ESA), die in Zusammenarbeit mit der NASA realisiert wurde. The spacecraft was launched by the US Atlas V 411 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on 10 February 2020.Download this interactive media kit to learn more about the launch of Solar Orbiter in February 2020 and the science goals of the mission.Animation showing the trajectory of Solar Orbiter around the Sun, highlighting the gravity assist manoeuvres that will enable the spacecraft to change inclination to observe the Sun from different perspectives.An important stage in the development of ESA's Solar Orbiter mission was completed between May and June, when a series of tests to validate the electromagnetic compatibility and magnetic properties was carried out on the spacecraft's flight model.Solar Orbiter is a mission dedicated to solar and heliospheric physics.