Solar Orbiter mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:closestApproachToSun 0.28 AU
gptkbp:collaboratesWith gptkb:NASA
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:duration planned 7 years
gptkbp:firstImagesReleased 2020-07-16
gptkbp:goal study solar magnetic field
study solar wind
study solar poles
study the Sun
study the heliosphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solar Orbiter mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:MAG
gptkb:Metis
gptkb:SPICE
gptkb:EPD
gptkb:SWA
gptkb:EUI
gptkb:RPW
gptkb:STIX
PHI
SoloHI
gptkbp:launchDate 2020-02-10
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_41
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_411
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Airbus_Defence_and_Space
gptkbp:mass 1,800 kg (launch mass)
gptkbp:missionType solar observation
gptkbp:notableFinds closest images of the Sun
detection of 'campfires' on the Sun
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:period science phase began November 2021
gptkbp:powers 1,000 W (solar panels)
gptkbp:spacecraft solar observation probe
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Planck_Institute_for_Solar_System_Research
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3