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Atlas V 401 | SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory)
The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) is a NASA mission which is observing the Sun. SDO is a three-axis stabilized spacecraft, with two solar arrays, and two high-gain antennas, in an inclined geosynchronous orbit around Earth.
Mission type: Heliophysics · Orbit: Enhanced Geostationary Transfer Orbit
Rocket: Atlas V 401 · Provider: United Launch Alliance
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)