Solar Orbiter
ESA2020–presentActive
orbiterSunSolar Orbiter
Active
2,269
days and counting
Live position
Not Earth-trackable
This mission operates in deep space — beyond the regime where SGP4 and CelesTrak TLEs apply. Real-time positioning needs NASA's JPL Horizons system, which isn't wired up yet. We track ISS, Tiangong, Hubble, and Chandra in low/high Earth orbit instead.
About this mission
ESA–NASA mission providing the closest-ever imaging of the Sun (0.28 AU) and the first views of the solar poles. Combines in-situ plasma measurements with remote imaging to connect surface activity to the solar wind.
This mission has been operating for 2,269 days (6.2 years) — and it's still going.
Timeline
10 Feb 2020Still operating
2,269 days and counting
Solar Orbiter — 3D Model
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Procedural representation based on spacecraft class. Not to scale.