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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)