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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
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.