Demonstrating the durability of its robust design, the APL-built Parker Solar Probe has made numerous discoveries during its four years in flight.

Latest News | July 28, 2022

Parker Solar Probe Mission Earns International Academy of Astronautics Laurels Team Award

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Current Mission: Orbit 12

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psp202208_0198.svg Parker Solar Probe Mission Trajectory and Current Position Parker Solar Probe Distance from Sun Future Orbit Past Orbit 250 200 150 100 50 0 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS) 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 Days from Launch Mercury Venus Earth Solar Probe Parker Heliocentric Velocity (km/s): 22.20 Distance from Sun Center (AU): 0.669 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS): 142.9 Distance from Earth (AU): 0.468 Round-Trip Light Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:07:47 9 Aug 2022 05:00:00 UTC

Countdown to next milestone

Solar Encounter Start: September 1, 2022, 01:57 UTC

Next countdown: Sep 1, 2022 1:57:03

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

The first mission named for a living scientist: Dr. Eugene Parker, who theorized the existence of the solar wind

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Parker Solar Probe Completes 12th Perihelion

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Remembering Visionary Heliophysicist Eugene Parker

March 1, 2022

Telescopes Trained on Parker Solar Probe's Latest Pass Around the Sun
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