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Solar observatory

Solar observatory is explored here through 3 archived missions, from Hinode through Solar , with the program’s spacecraft, people, milestones, and source-backed history connected along the way.

Missions: 3
People: 0
Vehicles: 3

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Solar observatory missions

Every archived Solar observatory mission, in launch order.

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Solar OrbiterFebruary 9, 2020Active extended solar missionRoboticElliptical heliocentric orbit approaching within 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) of the SunConnect activity on the Sun's surface and atmosphere with the solar wind measured around the spacecraft while using repeated Venus assists to obtain the first close views of the polar regions.

Hinode2006ActiveSolar observatoryEarth orbitHinode is a solar observatory operated by JAXA / NASA / UKSA.

IRIS2013ActiveSolar observatoryEarth orbitIRIS is a solar observatory operated by NASA.