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The Solar Orbiter Mission - Solar Orbiter
Welcome to ESA's Solar Orbiter Website for the Scientific Community
On 18 February 2025, Solar Orbiter completed a successful Venus Gravity Assist Maneuver, bringing the mission to its high latitude science phase.
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The Solar Orbiter Mission
By approaching as close as 0.28 AU, Solar Orbiter will view the Sun with high spatial resolution and combine this with in-situ measurements of the surrounding heliosphere. Thanks to its unique orbit, Solar Orbiter will deliver images and data of the unexplored Sun's polar regions and the side of the Sun not visible from Earth.
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Upcoming Events
7 May 2025 14:00 CEST: 8th Solar Orbiter community building webinar (see here)
12-16 May 2025: In situ heliospheric science meeting in Lyon, France
8-10 July 2025: SOWG-27 at ESAC (hybrid meeting)
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