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Parker Solar Probe - NASA Satellite

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to "touch the Sun." The spacecraft is flying closer to the Sun’s surface than any spacecraft before it. The mission will revolutionize our understanding of the Sun.

Parker Solar Probe Mission Information

Mission Details

NameParker Solar Probe
Launch DateAugust 12, 2018
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleDelta IV
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
CollaborationJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Satellite Details

ApplicationTo study Solar Orbit
Scientific InstrumentWide Field Imager for Solar Probe, Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons
Mass1510 Pounds (685 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA
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