A NASA space probe built by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, launched in August 2018 to study the Sun's outer corona and solar wind at closer range than any prior spacecraft. It is the first NASA spacecraft named for a living person, physicist Eugene Parker, and at its 2024 closest approach it reached about 690,000 km/h, the fastest human-made object ever built.
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Spacecraft Type ManufacturerApplied Physics Laboratory 2 StatusOperational; making repeated close approaches to the Sun as of the mid-2020s. 2 Status
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Gravity Assist, Concepts Parker Solar Probe uses repeated Venus gravity assists to lower its perihelion
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1. Parker Solar Probe (Wikipedia)
- PSP made its closest approach to the Sun...Detailed telemetry was received January 1, 2025
- In Group: Solar and Heliophysics Probes, The Parker Solar Probe (PSP; previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+) is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of the Sun's outer corona.
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Wikimedia FoundationParker Solar Probe, opening section
previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+
Parker Solar Probe, Start of mission section
Launch date: 12 August 2018, 07:31 UTC
Parker Solar Probe, Spacecraft properties section
Manufacturer: Applied Physics Laboratory
Parker Solar Probe, Findings section
detailed telemetry was received January 1, 2025
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