Spacecraft

detailed spacecraft
  • The total mass of the spacecraft at launch is 3200 kg (payload 270 kg; fuel 1400 kg).
  • Its overall length along the sun-pointing axis is 4.5 m, and each side is 2.22 m.
  • The span of the extended solar panels is 6.25 m.
  • Total available power is 1540 W from 6.5 m2 of solar arrays (efficiency of 16%).
  • The high-gain antennas rotate once each orbit to follow the Earth.

Image Download

spacecraft

SDO Spacecraft Image download. Zip file contains a tif, jpg, and a png.

 

I&T Photos

I&T Photos

Photos of Integration and Testing Milestones