SOHO waa dayax gacmeed ay dhistay shirkada Matra Marconi Space (hadda Astrium) oo ay hogaaminayso shirkada warshadaha ee reer Yurub, waxaana lagu soo daayay dayax gacmeedka Lockheed Martin Atlas II AS bishii December 2, 1995 si loo barto qorraxda. SOHO waxay sidoo kale ogaatay in ka badan 3,000 oo kometo. Waxay bilaabatay hawlgallo caadi ah bishii May 1996. Waa mashruuc wadajir ah oo iskaashi caalami ah oo udhaxeeya Hay'adda Hawada Sare ee Yurub (ESA) iyo NASA.
NASA waxay