Solar Orbiter: Assessment Phase Final Report

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=18873

"The assessment study of the Solar Orbiter has addressed all mission areas,
from the scientific requirements to the payload complement, the space and
ground segments, and the respective technology readiness, including all corresponding programmatic aspects."

Solar Orbiter, as predicted for some time, is now in very serious funding trouble:
http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/in...fobjectid=39311

The launch of Solar Orbiter was silently moved to 2020.

Time to update this thread?

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/02/esa...as-v-study-sun/

ESTRACKnow data seem to indicate some undisclosed difficulty to contact Solar Orbiter between 14-03-2022 and 17-03-2022.