Program archive

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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Choose a path through the Solar observatory archive.

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Solar observatory timeline

3 flights. One complete program record.

Follow every archived flight from the earliest development test through the program’s latest flown mission, with its defining milestones and mission hardware connected along the way.

Every Solar observatory program record

All 3 flown and non-flight archive records arranged chronologically.

Launch corridor

3 flights and tests compressed into 1 expandable arc.

Arc 01Ignition2006–2020 · 3 records

Flight arc 01IgnitionHinode → Solar Orbiter2006–2020 · 3 records2006–2020
3 records