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Due to launch in February 2020, Solar Orbiter will perform unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun. (Photo: UK Space Agency)

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Sun Explorer Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Leaves for Launch Site

by eNews Park Forest on October 18, 2019

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Solar Orbiter — Due to launch in February 2020, Solar Orbiter will perform unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun. (Photo: UK Space Agency)

The UK-built Solar Orbiter is preparing to leave Germany, where it has been undergoing final testing, for its launch site at Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA.

From:UK Space Agency and Chris Skidmore MP

United Kingdom-(ENEWSPF)- Due to launch in February 2020, Solar Orbiter will perform unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun. It will allow…

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