SOHO mission

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solar observatory space mission space observatory

The SOHO mission (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) is a joint ESA–NASA space observatory launched in 1995 to study the Sun’s interior, atmosphere, and solar wind, greatly advancing our understanding of solar physics and space weather.

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Label Occurrences
Solar and Heliospheric Observatory 4
SOHO mission canonical 3
Michelson Doppler Imager 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf solar observatory ⓘ
space mission ⓘ
space observatory ⓘ
acronym SOHO ⓘ
collaboration ESA–NASA joint mission ⓘ
cometDiscoveries over 4000 comets discovered ⓘ
communicationBand X-band ⓘ
contribution advances in understanding of the solar corona ⓘ
advances in understanding of the solar wind ⓘ
continuous monitoring of the Sun ⓘ
detection of solar flares and coronal mass ejections ⓘ
improved space weather forecasting ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Europe ⓘ
dataUsage coronal mass ejection research ⓘ
solar cycle studies ⓘ
space weather prediction ⓘ
fieldOfStudy heliophysics ⓘ
solar physics ⓘ
space weather ⓘ
fullName SOHO mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
instrumentCount 12 ⓘ
instrumentType coronagraphs ⓘ
helioseismology instruments ⓘ
particle detectors ⓘ
spectrometers ⓘ
ultraviolet imagers ⓘ
launchCountry United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
launchDate 1995-12-02 ⓘ
launchSite Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ
surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Station

Cape Canaveral ⓘ
surface form: Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA
launchVehicle Atlas II ⓘ
surface form: Atlas IIAS
librationPoint Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point ⓘ
surface form: Sun–Earth L1
massAtLaunch about 1850 kg ⓘ
missionType heliophysics ⓘ
solar observation ⓘ
notableDiscovery detection of thousands of sungrazing comets ⓘ
operator European Space Agency ⓘ
NASA ⓘ
surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
orbit halo orbit around Sun–Earth L1 point ⓘ
powerSource solar panels ⓘ
primaryObjective improve understanding of solar physics ⓘ
improve understanding of space weather ⓘ
study the Sun’s interior ⓘ
study the solar atmosphere ⓘ
study the solar wind ⓘ
program International Solar–Terrestrial Physics program ⓘ
spaceAgency European Space Agency ⓘ
surface form: ESA

NASA ⓘ
spacecraftBus custom ESA design ⓘ
status operational ⓘ
target Sun ⓘ
telemetrySupport ESA ground stations ⓘ
Deep Space Network ⓘ
surface form: NASA Deep Space Network

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research → participatedIn → SOHO mission ⓘ
SOHO mission → fullName → SOHO mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: SOHO
this entity surface form: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
STEREO mission → relatedTo → SOHO mission ⓘ
NASA spacecraft → includes → SOHO mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (NASA contribution)
NASA Heliophysics System Observatory missions → includesMission → SOHO mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Sun–Earth L1 Lagrange point → spacecraftLocated → SOHO mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
Lissajous orbit → wasUsedBy → SOHO mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: SOHO spacecraft
ESA Horizon 2000 programme → notableWork → SOHO mission ⓘ
SOHO → fullName → SOHO mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SOHO → hasInstrument → SOHO mission ⓘ
this entity surface form: Michelson Doppler Imager