Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) is a European Space Agency (ESA) spacecraft built by a European industrial consortium led by Matra Marconi Space that was launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas IIAS launch vehicle on 2 December 1995, to study the Sun. It has also discovered more than 5,000 comets. It began normal operations in May 1996. It is a joint project between the European Space Agency (ESA) and NASA. SOHO was part of the International Solar Terrestrial Physics Program (ISTP). Originally planned as a two-year mission, SOHO continues to operate after 29 years in space; the mission has been extended until the end of 2025, subject to review and confirmation by ESA's Science Programme Committee.

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1995-065A; 1995-065A SoHO; SOHO; Solar Heliospheric Observatory
solar probe, space telescope, 

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    1995-12-02T00:00:00Z
    1995-12-02T00:00:00Z
    rocket launch
    1996-04-16T00:00:00Z
    1996-04-16T00:00:00Z
    service entry
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    Frameless
    SOHONearSun1SOHONearSun1
    Relative size of SDO`s imagery to that of other missionsRelative size of SDO's imagery to that of other missions
    ESA engineers work on the SOHO spacecraftESA engineers work on the SOHO spacecraft
    Soho-sunSoho-sun
    SOHO ESA350759SOHO ESA350759
    Scale model of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraftScale model of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft
    2023-05-28 MUC-KulturTour Planetarium 10
    This annotated movie from the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory shows the 4,997th comet discovered by the spacecraft as it speeds toward the Sun on March 21, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl BattamsThis annotated movie from the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory shows the 4,997th comet discovered by the spacecraft as it speeds toward the Sun on March 21, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams
    This annotated movie from the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory shows the 5,000th comet discovered by the spacecraft as it speeds toward the Sun on March 25, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl BattamsThis annotated movie from the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory shows the 5,000th comet discovered by the spacecraft as it speeds toward the Sun on March 25, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams
    The 5,000th comet discovered by the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory is seen here in an image from the spacecraft taken on March 25, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl BattamsThe 5,000th comet discovered by the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory is seen here in an image from the spacecraft taken on March 25, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams
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      commonsimageSOHONearSun1 Commons
      commonsimageRelative size of SDO's imagery to that of other missions Commons
      commonsimageESA engineers work on the SOHO spacecraft Commons
      commonsimageSoho-sun Commons
      commonsimageSOHO ESA350759 Commons
      commonsimageScale model of the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft Commons
      commonsimage2023-05-28 MUC-KulturTour Planetarium 10 Commons
      commonsimageThis annotated movie from the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory shows the 4,997th comet discovered by the spacecraft as it speeds toward the Sun on March 21, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams Commons
      commonsimageThis annotated movie from the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory shows the 5,000th comet discovered by the spacecraft as it speeds toward the Sun on March 25, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams Commons
      commonsimageThe 5,000th comet discovered by the European Space Agency & NASA’s SOHO observatory is seen here in an image from the spacecraft taken on March 25, 2024.Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO/Karl Battams Commons
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