Parker Solar Probe
NASA · launched 2018
Dives to 6.1 million km from the Sun — closer than anything built before it.
Right now · as of
Interplanetary cruise
138 million km from Earth; a signal takes 7 min 40 s
108 million km from the Sun, moving at 13.1 km/s relative to the Sun
Open in 3DThe flight
August 12, 2018
Launched on Delta IV Heavy / Star 48BV from Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
October 3, 2018
Flies past Venus, 8,483 km away
December 26, 2019
Flies past Venus, 9,076 km away
July 11, 2020
Flies past Venus, 6,890 km away
February 20, 2021
Flies past Venus, 8,471 km away
October 16, 2021
Flies past Venus, 9,927 km away
August 21, 2023
Flies past Venus, 10,091 km away
November 6, 2024
Flies past Venus, 6,565 km away
February 2, 2026
Flies past Venus, 1,514,759 km away
From the trajectory NASA JPL Horizons publishes for it.
Facts
- What it is
- Space probe
- Agency
- NASA
- Launched
- August 12, 2018
- Rocket
- Delta IV Heavy / Star 48BV
- Launch site
- Cape Canaveral SLC-37B
- International designator
- 2018-065A
- 3D model
- NASA/Matthew J. Garcia