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Parker Solar Probe

Delta IV HeavyUnited Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 37B
Sunday, August 12, 2018 · 07:31 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

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Vehicle

Delta IV Heavy

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches210
Successes175

Provider

United Launch Alliance

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USA • Founded 2006

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spa...

Mission Brief

Flying into the Sun’s atmosphere (or corona) for the first time. Coming closer to the Sun than any previous spacecraft, Parker Solar Probe will employ a combination of in situ measurements and imaging to achieve the mission’s primary scientific goal: to understand how the Sun’s corona is heated and how the solar wind is accelerated.

PayloadParker Solar Probe
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
WeatherNo formal weather concerns published, temperature not reported

Mission Timeline

14 / 14100%

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 37B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
28.532°N
Longitude
80.565°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

95%
GO
FavorableNo active constraints
Weather Rules

No formal weather rule concerns published.

Primary concern
None published
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

07:31 AM UTC - 08:36 AM UTC

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.