Parker Solar Probe Spacecraft

Latest News | October 18, 2021

Parker Solar Probe Completes Its Fifth Venus Flyby
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Spacecraft Status

Current Mission: Orbit 9

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psp202110_0488.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): 19.85 Distance from Sun Center (AU): 0.695 Distance from Sun's Surface (RS): 148.5 Distance from Earth (AU): 0.786 Round-Trip Light Time (hh:mm:ss): 00:13:05 21 Oct 2021 07:00:00 UTC

Countdown to next milestone

Solar Encounter Start: November 16, 2021, 04:18 UTC

Next countdown: Nov 16, 2021 4:18:04

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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September 30, 2021

Short Maneuver Targets Parker Solar Probe for Venus Flyby

September 9, 2021

Cloud Covered

August 13, 2021

Successful Ninth Solar Flyby for Parker Solar Probe
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