Where is Parker Solar Probe right now?

Orbital Radar tracks Parker Solar Probe in real time from NASA JPL Horizons ephemeris data, showing its live distance from Earth and the Sun, current speed and one-way signal delay, updated every 60 seconds. The closest human-made object to the Sun — dives within 6.1 million km of the solar surface at speeds exceeding 690,000 km/h.

How far is Parker Solar Probe from Earth?

Parker Solar Probe's distance from Earth changes constantly as both bodies move through the solar system. The live figure — in kilometres and astronomical units (AU), with the matching light-travel (signal) time — is shown at the top of this page and refreshes automatically.

LIVE — JPL HORIZONS

☀️ Parker Solar Probe

The closest human-made object to the Sun — dives within 6.1 million km of the solar surface at speeds exceeding 690,000 km/h.

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Touching the Sun

Parker Solar Probe is the fastest and closest human-made object to the Sun. During perihelion it passes within 6.1 million km of the solar surface at speeds exceeding 690,000 km/h — fast enough to travel from New York to Tokyo in under a minute. The mission uses repeated Venus gravity assists to gradually shrink its orbit.

Surviving the Heat

The spacecraft's 11.4 cm carbon-composite heat shield faces temperatures exceeding 1,370°C while keeping instruments at a comfortable 30°C. Parker is studying the solar corona, the origin of the solar wind, and the mechanisms that accelerate energetic particles to near-light speed.