Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Mission: mission and targets
Data as of 2026-10-04
Dates declared by the archive
- Project start
- December 2, 1995
- Declared end
- not declared
The start the archive declares is the start of the project, not the launch, and an end it does not declare does not mean the mission is still running.
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Targets you can open in 3D:
A declared target is what the archive files the mission’s data under, not a record of observation.
Description published by the archive
The SOHO mission is an ESA-lead joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency to operate a solar telescope parked in the first Lagrangian (L1) libration point between the Earth and Sun. Launched in December 1995, it has been operating for nearly 30 years.
Quoted in English, as the archive publishes it, read on October 4, 2026.
Source
Identifier in the archive, which is its citation: urn:nasa:pds:context:investigation:mission.solar_and_heliospheric_observatory
NASA Planetary Data System, PDS Registry, investigation context products. Dates and targets read on September 29, 2026; how to cite the archive: https://pds.nasa.gov/datastandards/citing/