Solar Orbiter mission

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European Space Agency mission solar observation mission space mission

The Solar Orbiter mission is a European Space Agency-led spacecraft project designed to study the Sun up close, including its poles and heliosphere, to better understand solar activity and its effects on the solar system.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Solar Orbiter	9
Solar Orbiter mission canonical	3
Solar Orbiter spacecraft	2
Solar Orbiter (NASA participation)	1
Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager	1
Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European Space Agency mission ⓘ solar observation mission ⓘ space mission ⓘ
abbreviation	SolO ⓘ
aphelionDistance	about 0.91 astronomical units ⓘ
collaboratingAgency	NASA ⓘ
hasInstrument	cosmic ray telescope ⓘ surface form: Energetic Particle Detector Extreme Ultraviolet Imager ⓘ Magnetometer ⓘ Metis coronagraph ⓘ Polarimetric and Helioseismic Imager ⓘ Radio and Plasma Waves instrument ⓘ Solar Orbiter mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Solar Orbiter Heliospheric Imager Solar Wind Analyser ⓘ Solar Orbiter mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spectral Imaging of the Coronal Environment
inclinationGoal	up to about 33 degrees to the solar equator ⓘ
launchCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
launchDate	10 February 2020 ⓘ 2020-02-10 ⓘ
launchProvider	United Launch Alliance ⓘ
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ
launchVehicle	Atlas V ⓘ surface form: Atlas V 411
manufacturer	Airbus ⓘ surface form: Airbus Defence and Space
missionType	heliophysics ⓘ solar physics ⓘ
name	Solar Orbiter mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Solar Orbiter
objective	improve space weather forecasting capability ⓘ investigate origins of the solar wind ⓘ study solar energetic particle events ⓘ study the Sun up close ⓘ study the heliosphere ⓘ study the solar poles ⓘ understand solar activity ⓘ understand the Sun–heliosphere connection ⓘ
operator	European Space Agency ⓘ surface form: ESA European Space Agency ⓘ
orbitType	heliocentric orbit ⓘ
partnerAgency	NASA ⓘ surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
perihelionDistance	about 0.28 astronomical units ⓘ
powerSource	solar arrays ⓘ
program	ESA Science Programme ⓘ surface form: ESA Cosmic Vision programme
scienceGoal	link in-situ measurements of the solar wind to their source regions on the Sun ⓘ observe the Sun’s polar regions for the first time with high resolution ⓘ
sciencePhaseStart	2021 ⓘ
spaceAgency	European Space Agency ⓘ
spacecraftBus	Airbus DS-built platform ⓘ
spacecraftName	Solar Orbiter mission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Solar Orbiter
status	operational ⓘ
target	Sun ⓘ inner heliosphere ⓘ
thermalProtection	heat shield for close solar approach ⓘ