 Model of the probe |
Names | Solar Probe (before 2002) Solar Probe Plus (2010–2017) Parker Solar Probe (since 2017) |
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Mission type | Heliophysics |
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Operator | NASA / Applied Physics Laboratory |
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COSPAR ID | 2018-065A |
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SATCATno. | 43592 |
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Website | parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu |
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Mission duration | 7 years (planned) Elapsed: 3 years, 10 months and 20 days |
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Manufacturer | Applied Physics Laboratory |
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Launch mass | 685 kg (1,510 lb) |
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Dry mass | 555 kg (1,224 lb) |
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Payload mass | 50 kg (110 lb) |
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Dimensions | 1.0 m × 3.0 m × 2.3 m (3.3 ft × 9.8 ft × 7.5 ft) |
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Power | 343 W (at closest approach) |
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Launch date | 12 August 2018, 07:31 UTC |
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Rocket | Delta IV Heavy / Star-48BV |
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-37 |
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Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
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Reference system | Heliocentric orbit |
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Semi-major axis | 0.388 AU (58.0 million km; 36.1 million mi) |
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Perihelion altitude | 0.046 AU (6.9 million km; 4.3 million mi; 9.86 R☉) |
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Aphelion altitude | 0.73 AU (109 million km; 68 million mi) |
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Inclination | 3.4° |
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Period | 88 days |
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Band | Ka-band X-band |
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Instruments |
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SWEAP | Solar Wind Electrons Alphas and Protons Investigation |
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SPC | Solar Probe Cup |
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SPAN | Solar Probe Analyzers |
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WISPR | Wide-field Imager for Solar Probe |
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FIELDS | Electromagnetic Fields Investigation |
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IS☉IS‒EPI | Integrated Science Investigation of the Sun Energetic Particle Instruments |
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 The official insignia for the Parker Solar Probe mission. |