Ulysses mission: The end of an odyssey

Karine Issautier (1, 2) , Sang Hoang (1, 2) , Gaétan Le Chat (1, 2) , Nicole Meyer (1, 2) , Michel Moncuquet (1, 2)

1 LESIA - Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique
2 Physique des plasmas

After almost 18 years in space, the Ulysses mission explored the entire heliophere out-of-the ecliptic plane over the solar activity cycle. The end of this unique mission is planned before the end of December 2008 due to the decline in power produced by its on-board generators. We enlighten some major impacts of the scientific results of the mission to the heliospheric community.

Domaines: Astrophysique [astro-ph]

Karine Issautier, Sang Hoang, Gaétan Le Chat, Nicole Meyer, Michel Moncuquet. Ulysses mission: The end of an odyssey. SF2A-2008, Jun 2008, Paris, France. pp.551. ⟨hal-03744034⟩