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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
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Delta IV Heavy
Profile →Vehicle details are not available yet.
HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches211
Successes173
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Profile →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, N/A
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.532°N, 80.565°W
Weather
- Condition
- No formal weather concerns published
- Temperature
- N/A
- Wind
- N/A
- GO Probability
- 95%
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
