Parker Solar Probe Spacecraft

Latest News | March 21, 2023

Dozens of Observatories Collect Data During Parker Solar Probe’s 15th Close Encounter
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Spacecraft Status

Current Mission: Orbit 14

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psp202303_0498.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): 80.93 Distance from Sun Center (AU): 0.204 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS): 42.8 Distance from Earth (AU): 1.004 Round-Trip Light Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:16:42 21 Mar 2023 17:00:00 UTC

Countdown to next milestone

Solar Encounter Stop: March 23, 2023, 00:37 UTC

Next countdown: Mar 23, 2023 0:37:18

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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January 10, 2023

Parker Scientists May Have Solved Decades-old Mysteries About the Origins of the Solar Wind

December 14, 2022

Parker Solar Probe Embarks on 14th Close Encounter with the Sun

September 30, 2022

Parker Team Talks Extreme Exploration at International Conference
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