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=== Orbit ===

[[File:Animation of Solar Dynamics Observatory trajectory.gif |thumb |right| Animation of Solar Dynamics Observatory{{'s}} trajectory from 11 February 2010 to 11 April 2010<br>{{legend2|magenta|[[Solar Dynamics Observatory]]}}{{·}}{{legend2|RoyalBlue|[[Earth]]}}]]

After launch, the spacecraft was placed into an [[orbit]] around the Earth with an initial [[perigee]] of about {{Convert|2500|km}}. SDO then underwent a series of orbit-raising maneuvers which adjusted its orbit until the spacecraft reached its planned [[Circular orbit|circular]], [[geosynchronous orbit]] at an altitude of {{Convert|35789|km}}, at 102° W longitude, inclined at 28.5°.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/main/index.html|accessdate=February 13, 2010|title=NASA — Solar Dynamics Observatory|date=February 11, 2010|first=Jim|last=Wilson}}</ref>