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Solar Orbiter is an international cooperative mission between ESA and NASA.

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Solar Orbiter is an international cooperative mission between ESA and NASA.

Solar Orbiter is an international cooperative mission between ESA and NASA. Both the agencies are targeting 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday, Feb. 9, for the launch of the mission. Solar Orbiter will go into a unique location moving out of the sun-Earth plane and will be able to image the poles of the sun for the first time. Music: Omega by Scott Buckley

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