Preliminary operations schedule (TBC)
- Solar Orbiter Launch is planned for 2020 February 9 23:03 at Cape Canaveral (EST), which in Europe is 2020 February 10 05:03 (CET)
- Near Earth Commissioning Phase of Solar Orbiter instruments is planned from mid Feb till mid May 2020
- Switch on of the EUI Common electronic Box is scheduled for the first week of the commissioning
- EUI's First (solar) light: 2020 April 24
- First images available: mid May
Counting down the last sunrises near Cape Canaveral before Solar Orbiter dives in the eternal day.