Solar System Exploration: Missions: By Target: Sun: Past: Ulysses

Ulysses: Dates

6 Oct 1990	Launch (11:47:16 UT)
8 Feb 1991	Jupiter Gravity Assist
26 Jun 1994 - 5 Nov 1994	1st South Polar Pass
13 Sep 1994	Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2 Degrees)
13 Mar 1995	1st Ecliptic Crossing
19 Jun 1995 - 29 Sep 1995	1st North Polar Pass
31 Jul 1995	Maximum North Solar Latitude (+80.2 Degrees)
1 May 1996	End of Primary Mission
1 May 1996	Comet Hyakutake Encounter
9 May 1998	2nd Ecliptic Crossing
Sep 2000 - Jan 2001	Second South Polar Pass
8 Sep 2000 - 16 Jan 2001	2nd South Polar Pass
27 Nov 2000	Maximum South Solar Latitude (-80.2 Degrees)
25 May 2001	3rd Ecliptic Crossing
3 Sep 2001 - 12 Dec 2001	2nd North Polar Pass
13 Oct 2001	Maximum North Solar Latitude (+80.2 Degrees)
4 Feb 2004	Jupiter Distant Encounter
14 Jul 2004	4th Ecliptic Crossing
17 Nov 2006 - 4 Apr 2007	3rd South Polar Pass
2007	North Polar Pass
7 Feb 2007	Maximum South Polar Latitude (-79.7 degrees)
3 Apr 2007	End of Third South Solar Pass
4 Apr 2007	3rd South Polar Pass
18 Aug 2007	3rd Perihelion (1.39 AU)
19 Aug 2007	Ecliptic Crossing
19 Aug 2007	4th Ecliptic Crossing
27 Aug 2007	Distant Earth Encounter (0.42 AU)
30 Nov 2007 - 15 Mar 2008	3rd North Polar Pass
14 Jan 2008	Maximum North Solar Latitude (+79.8 degrees)
Status:	Mission Completed
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