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SOLAR-1

Also known as SWFO-L1, Space Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1

NOAA · Launched

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Active · Active

NOAA's active SOLAR-1 continuously monitors the Sun and solar wind from L1 for operational space-weather observations.

Destinations
Launch vehicle
SpaceX Falcon 9
Launch site
Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A
Countries
United States
Mission types
Heliophysics

Chronology

Mission timeline

  1. Launch

    SWFO-L1 launched

    Earth

  2. Milestone

    SOLAR-1 entered its final L1 orbital position

Mission architecture

Vehicles

  • SOLAR-1 · Spacecraft

    Destinations: Sun

Trajectory record

Time-dependent navigation trajectory

Source states place the model at the selected time. Reconstructed flight, estimates, predictions and historical mission plans are identified by interval; gaps remain visible.

J2000 · Sun-centered display · positions interpolated between source states

Coverage: September 24, 2025 to February 24, 2028

Source records and sampling assumptions are retained with the repository data. Model attitude and surface appearance are illustrative.

  • SOLAR-1: Estimated · September 24, 2025 to February 24, 2028

Provenance

Sources

Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.

Data verified through October 12, 2026