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Parker Solar Probe

Also Known As Solar Probe Plus
Space Probe

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.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Space Probe 2
Launch Date
2018-08-12 2
Manufacturer
Applied Physics Laboratory 2
Status
Operational; making repeated close approaches to the Sun as of the mid-2020s. 2
Status
Status (category)
Active 1
Connections

Associated With

Gravity Assist, Concepts

Parker Solar Probe uses repeated Venus gravity assists to lower its perihelion

Mission Of

Parker Solar Probe Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Parker Solar Probe (Wikipedia)

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Parker Solar Probe (Wikipedia)Parker Solar Probe, opening section
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Manufactured By

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Also in Science Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Parker Solar Probe (Wikipedia)
  • PSP made its closest approach to the Sun...Detailed telemetry was received January 1, 2025
  • Parker Solar Probe, opening section
    previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+
  • Lead section
    Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory designed and built the spacecraft, which was launched on August 12, 2018.
  • Parker Solar Probe, Findings section
    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.
  • Part Of: Parker Solar Probe Mission, Lead: mission of the spacecraft (part-of)
    is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of the Sun's outer corona
  • Mission Of: Parker Solar Probe Mission, Lead: mission of the spacecraft (mission-of)
    is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of the Sun's outer corona
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2. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationParker Solar Probe, Start of mission section
Quote, Parker Solar Probe, Start of mission section
Launch date: 12 August 2018, 07:31 UTC
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