Solar Orbiter photograph

Solar Orbiter

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Launch dateFebruary 2020
Diameter160 mm (6. 3 in)
Focal length2. 5 m (8. 2 ft)
Perihelion altitude0. 28 AU
Aphelion altitude0. 8-0. 9 AU
Did you knowDuring the cruise, Solar Orbiter will use gravity assists from Venus and the Earth.
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About Solar Orbiter


Solar Orbiter is a planned Sun-observing satellite, under development by the European Space Agency. The mission will be launched with an Atlas V from the Cape Canaveral AFS in Florida in February 2020.

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