SOHO waa dayax gacmeed ay dhistay shirkada Matra Marconi Space (hadda Astrium) oo ay hogaaminayso shirkada warshadaha ee reer Yurub, waxaana lagu daadiyay dayax gacmeedkii Lockheed Martin Atlas II AS bishii Diseembar 2, 1995 si loo barto Qorraxda. SOHO waxay sidoo kale ogaatay in ka badan 3,000 oo kometo. Waxay bilaabatay hawlgallada caadiga ah bishii Maajo 1996. Waa mashruuc wadajir ah oo iskaashi caalami ah oo u dhexeeya Hay'adda Hawada Sare ee Yurub (ESA) iyo NASA.
2da Diisambar 1995