Solar and Heliospheric Observatory

SOHO, the Solar & Heliospheric Observatory, is a project of international collaboration between ESA and NASA to study the Sun from its deep core to the outer corona and the solar wind. SOHO was launched on December 2, 1995. The SOHO spacecraft was built in Europe by an industry team led by prime contractor Matra Marconi Space (now EADS Astrium) under overall management by ESA. The twelve instruments on board SOHO were provided by European and American scientists.

SOHO，即太阳与日冕观测台，是欧洲航天局（ESA）与美国国家航空航天局（NASA）之间的一项国际合作项目，旨在从太阳的深层核心到外层日冕及太阳风的各个层次对太阳进行深入研究。SOHO项目于1995年12月2日成功发射。该SOHO航天器由欧洲的一支工业团队建造，由主承包商Matra Marconi Space（现EADS Astrium）领导，并在欧洲航天局（ESA）的总体管理下完成。搭载在SOHO航天器上的十二种仪器由欧洲和美国的科学家提供。