Success August 12, 2018 • 3:31 AM UTC

Delta IV Heavy | Parker Solar Probe

Delta IV Heavy • Delta

Launch ID
59be6437-262c-4976-b0cd-c2ed27454d44
Rocket
Delta IV Heavy
Type
Delta
Coordinates
28.532°, -80.565°
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ℹ️ Official Details

Flying into the Sun’s atmosphere (or corona) for the first time. Coming closer to the Sun than any previous spacecraft, Parker Solar Probe will employ a combination of in situ measurements and imaging to achieve the mission’s primary
scientific goal: to understand how the Sun’s corona is heated and how the solar wind is accelerated.