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Solar Orbiter

Feb 10, 2020, 4:03 AM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

10 linked records

Feb 10, 2020, 4:03 AM UTC
Solar Orbiter
Launch Successful
Published target: Dec 27, 2020, 12:39 PM UTC
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Event record
Published target: Aug 9, 2021, 4:42 AM UTC
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
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Published target: Nov 27, 2021, 4:30 AM UTC
Solar Orbiter Earth Flyby
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Published target: Sep 4, 2022, 1:26 AM UTC
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Event record
Published target: Feb 18, 2025, 8:48 PM UTC
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Event record
Published target: December 24, 2026 · time to be confirmed
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Event record
Published target: March 18, 2028 · time to be confirmed
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
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Published target: June 10, 2029 · time to be confirmed
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
Event record
Published target: September 3, 2030 · time to be confirmed
Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby
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Event dates are published targets. Confirmed milestones appear below when reported.

Previous recorded flight of the same rocket configuration: SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3), Jan 20, 2018, 12:48 AM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	SBIRS GEO Flight 4 (SBIRS GEO-3)	Solar OrbiterDifferent
Purpose	Government/Top Secret	HeliophysicsDifferent
Orbit	Geostationary Transfer Orbit	Heliocentric N/ADifferent
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vehicle	Atlas V 411	Atlas V 411
Spacecraft	—	—
Booster	—	—

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