Parker Solar Probe Spacecraft

Latest News | September 21, 2023

Parker Probe’s Path Through Solar Blast Yields Unparalleled Space Weather Insights
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Spacecraft Status

Current Mission: Orbit 16

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psp202309_0554.svg 250 200 150 100 50 0 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Days from Launch Mercury Venus Earth Parker Solar Probe Mission Trajectory and Current Position Parker Solar Probe Distance from Sun Future Orbit Past Orbit Solar Probe Parker Heliocentric Velocity (km/s): 78.63 Distance from Sun Center (AU): 0.211 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS): 44.4 Distance from Earth (AU): 0.809 Round-Trip Light Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:13:27 24 Sep 2023 01:00:00 UTC

Countdown to next milestone

Perihelion: September 27, 2023, 23:29 UTC

Next countdown: Sep 27, 2023 23:29:40

Current Records Set By Parker Solar Probe

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What is Parker Solar Probe?

A scientific mission to unlock the mysteries of the Sun's corona and solar wind

A spacecraft that uses breakthrough technology and autonomy to endure heat and radiation like no other mission

A unique solar observatory that will orbit within 4 million miles of our star's surface to directly study the formation of the solar wind

A mission named for Dr. Eugene Parker, the scientist who theorized the existence of the solar wind

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