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#parkersolarprobe

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AkaSci 🛰️

The NASA Parker Solar Probe, 6 days after its 23rd close approach of the Sun, is now transmitting detailed spacecraft status to Earth via the 34 meter antenna of station 35 at the DSN site in Canberra.

Transmit/Receive band: X (~8 GHz)
Downlink data rate: 160.2 bps

Science data will be downloaded in a few days over the higher rate Ka-band link using the probe's 0.6-meter High Gain Antenna (HGA) dish, at data rates of 167 kbps and higher.

eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/dsn
#Parker #ParkerSolarProbe
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Image of DSN web site showing various antennas and the spacecraft they are currently communicating with.
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AkaSci 🛰️

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) still holds the record for the fastest spacecraft ever; its nearest rival, the Helios-2 Solar Probe, is not even close.

For comparison, the table below shows speeds for various spacecraft, planets and satellites. Speeds are Sun-centric unless otherwise noted.

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Table of speeds for various spacecraft, planets and satellites.
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AkaSci 🛰️

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will make its 23rd close approach of the Sun tomorrow March 22, 2025 at 22:42 UTC.

At perihelion, it will be at a distance of just 6.1 million km from the solar surface, traveling at a speed of 692,000 km/h, matching its previous record set during perihelion 22 on Dec 24, 2024.

For comparison, the perihelion of planet Mercury is at 45.3 mil km.

parkersolarprobe.jhuapl.edu/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_S
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1. Graphic of the PSP spacecraft close to the boiling surface of the Sun. Credit: NASA 2. Orbital diagram of PSP and inner planets during perihelion Source: https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-system/#/sc_parker_solar_probe 3. Graph of the speed of the probe and distance from the Sun, from launch until 2026 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parker_Solar_Probe
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Futuro Prossimo :verified:

La Parker Solar Probe ha "danzato" con le fiamme solari, sfidando l'impossibile. Più veloce di un proiettile, più calda del magma (vabbè, dai, la sto facendo lunga) sta riscrivendo i libri di astronomia. Mentre arrivano i primi dati della telemetria, è già tempo di prepararsi alle prossime missioni.

#Sole #EsplorazioneSpaziale #ParkerSolarProbe #NASA #Astronomia

futuroprossimo.it/2025/01/park

Parker Solar Probe, cosa ci aspetta dopo l'ultimo "bacio" al Sole
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Tino Eberl

WOW, gut durchgeglüht, aber nicht verglüht. 😀

heise.de/news/Rendezvous-mit-d

Die #ParkerSolarProbe der #NASA hat bei ihrem Rekordvorbeiflug in nur sechs Millionen Kilometern Entfernung zur #Sonne erfolgreich Daten gesammelt.

Trotz Temperaturen von fast 1000 Grad Celsius blieb die #Sonde dank ihres #Hitzeschild​s voll funktionsfähig. Ziel der Mission: Rätsel um die heiße #Sonnenkorona lösen und den #Sonnenwind besser verstehen.

heise online · Rendezvous mit der Sonne: Parker Solar Probe ist heil und hat Daten gesammeltBy Martin Holland
#Weltraumforschung
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AkaSci 🛰️

A week after the NASA Parker Solar Probe (PSP) made its closest and fastest flyby of the Sun, it has been communicating with Earth using its low-rate X-band transceiver since yesterday, sending telemetry and spacecraft health data to the control center at JHUAPL in Maryland via NASA's Deep Space Network (DSN).

Science data will be downloaded via the high speed Ka-band link in the weeks to follow.

eyes.nasa.gov/apps/dsn-now/dsn
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1. Screencap of NASA DSN site showing Antenna 55 in Madrid transmitting to and receiving from the PSP 2. Map of solar system showing the location and orbit of the PSP and the inner planets around the Sun. 
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formuchdeliberation

Sci.News: Parker Solar Probe Survives Closest-Ever Approach to Sun…

On December 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe soared just 6.1 million km (3.8 million miles) above the surface of our home star, racing through the solar atmosphere at 692,000 km per hour (430,000 mph) — the fastest speed ever achieved by a human-made object... #sun #space #spaceexploration #solarprobe #parkersolarprobe

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for much deliberation · Sci.News: Parker Solar Probe Survives Closest-Ever Approach to Sun…On December 24, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe soared just 6.1 million km (3.8 million miles) above the surface of our home star, racing through the solar atmosphere at 692,000 km per hour (430,00…
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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬

#NASA’s #ParkerSolarProbe Reports Successful Closest Approach to Sun
Following its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has transmitted a beacon tone back to Earth indicating it's in good health and operating normally.
blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprob

blogs.nasa.govNASA’s Parker Solar Probe Reports Successful Closest Approach to Sun – Parker Solar Probe
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Spaceflight 🚀

#ParkerSolarProbe endured temperatures of up to 980C 🌡️. It was protected by an 11.5cm 📏 thick carbon-composite shield 🛡️, but the spacecraft's tactic was to get in and out fast. It moved at 690000 km/h - the equivalent of flying from #London to #NewYork in less than 30 seconds. bbc.com/news/articles/cgrwdxpl

www.bbc.comNasa's Parker Solar Probe survives closest-ever approach to SunScientists hope the probe can help us better understand how the Sun works.
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