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Sdo satellite 5 year journey.
The sdo spacecraft was developed at nasa s goddard space flight center in greenbelt maryland and launched on february 11 2010 from cape canaveral air force station the primary mission lasted five years and three months with expendables expected to last at least ten years.
Over the past decade the spacecraft has kept a constant ey.
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This animation shows the sdo satellite in its inclined geosynchronous orbit.
Once the spacecraft and instruments are commissioned sdo will begin its observing of the sun.
Dscovr successfully launched sdo 5 years in space thursday 12 february 2015 00 18 utc the deep space climate observatory dscovr satellite was successfully launched by a spacex falcon 9 rocket from cape canaveral florida on 11 february 2015.
In february 2020 nasa s solar dynamics observatory sdo is celebrating its 10th year in space.
Footage from the sdo satellite 5 year journey.
Sdo s geosynchronous orbit will keep the observatory in constant view of the dedicated relay station s two 18 meter dishes around the clock for the duration of the observatory s five year mission.
Sdo is designed to help us understand the sun s influence on earth and near earth space by studying the solar atmosphere on small scales of space and time and in many wavelengths simultaneously.
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Nasa s solar dynamics observatory begins its five year mission of discovery may 17 2010 image 69 during a commissioning ceremony held in the sdo mission operations center at goddard space flight center in greenbelt md mission engineers declared that the spacecraft has transitioned fully from engineering operations into science operations.
February 11 2015 marks five years in space for nasa s solar dynamics observatory which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day.
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This prime observing phase of sdo is planned to last five years almost half a solar cycle with the possibility of a 5 year extension.
July 21 22 2009 flight operations readiness review see attached agenda.