Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

Space observatory. Solar and Heliospheric Observatory was launched on December 2, 1995 aboard a Atlas IIAS from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Dec 2, 1995).

COSPAR 1995-065ANORAD 23726European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT: SOHO
Common name: Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
International designator: 1995-065A
NORAD catalog number: 23726
GCAT identifier: S23726
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/303

Mission

Mission type: Astronomy
Use: Civil government
Program: ESA Plan
Owner: ESA
Country: European Space Agency
Builder: Matra Marconi Space (Toulouse)
Platform (bus): SOHO

Launch

Date: December 2, 1995 · 08:08 UTC
Launch record: 1995-065Success
Rocket: Atlas IIAS
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): CLO
Perigee: 177 km
Apogee: 1,115,746 km
Inclination: 29.72°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: December 2, 1995
Last known active: January 2023

Size

Mass: 1,864 kg
Dry mass: 1,624 kg
Length: 3.7 m
Diameter: 3.70 m
Span: 9.5 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00717
Final central body: SEL1
Phase start: December 23, 1995
Phase outcome: In orbit

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Dec 2, 1995	Earth	Dec 23, 1995	Escaped to another body	SEL1

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q320638 (CC0).