Ulysses spacecraft
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The Ulysses spacecraft was a joint ESA–NASA mission launched in 1990 to study the Sun’s polar regions and the heliosphere from a unique high-inclination orbit.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulysses | 0 |
| Ulysses mission | 1 |
| Ulysses program | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
interplanetary probe
ⓘ
solar observation spacecraft ⓘ spacecraft ⓘ |
| agencyProgram | ESA Horizon 2000 program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | International Solar Polar Mission (early concept) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aphelionDistance | about 5.4 AU ⓘ |
| collaboratingAgency | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationBand | X-band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contactLost | 2009 ⓘ |
| countryOfAgency |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstSolarNorthPolarPass | 1995 ⓘ |
| firstSolarSouthPolarPass | 1994 ⓘ |
| flyby | Jupiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1990-10-06 ⓘ |
| launchedFrom | STS-41 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchSite | Kennedy Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | ESA Operations Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Dornier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ESA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2009-06-30 ⓘ |
| missionStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| missionType |
Sun observation mission
ⓘ
heliophysics mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter | mythological hero Ulysses ⓘ |
| operator |
European Space Agency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitInclination | high-inclination to the ecliptic ⓘ |
| orbitType | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| perihelionDistance | about 1.3 AU ⓘ |
| powerSource | radioisotope thermoelectric generator ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
study the Sun’s polar regions
ⓘ
study the heliosphere ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
cosmic ray physics
ⓘ
heliophysics ⓘ space plasma physics ⓘ |
| secondSolarNorthPolarPass | 2001 ⓘ |
| secondSolarSouthPolarPass | 2000 ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | spin-stabilized spacecraft ⓘ |
| spacecraftMass | about 370 kg ⓘ |
| studied |
cosmic rays
ⓘ
heliosphere structure ⓘ interplanetary magnetic field ⓘ interstellar dust ⓘ solar energetic particles ⓘ solar wind ⓘ |
| thirdSolarSouthPolarPass | 2007 ⓘ |
| trajectoryAssist | Jupiter gravity assist ⓘ |
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Ulysses mission