The Solar Impulse 2 vehicle lifted off from Payerne airfield in Switzerland at just after 03:35 GMT , returning two hours later.
It is a larger, upgraded version of the aircraft that flew across America last year.
It climbed to just over 6,000ft (1,800m), conducting a number of manoeuvres to prove the handling of the aircraft.
Early vibrations were reporter, but overall the mission outcome appeared very positive.
For the first time in history, an aeroplane flyes with no fuel day and night, showing the potential of the clean technologies.
The carbon-fibre aircraft has a huge wingspan, which at 72m is wider than a Boeing 747 jet. The vehicle weighs only 2.3 tonnes.
The tops of the wings are covered by 17,000 solar cells, which drive four brushless electric motors at speeds of up to 140km/h (90mph).
The first Solar Impulse plane set a number of world records, including the longest manned solar-powered flight at 26 hours, the first inter-continental flight in a solar-powered plane, and the greatest distance covered on a piloted solar-powered flight.
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Avión propulsado por energía solar vuela durante 26 horas y establece récord/ Solar-Powered Plane Flies for 26 Hours

El avión propulsado por energía solar Solar Impulse, pilotado por André Borschberg, ha realizado un vuelo de 26 horas, alcanzando una altura de 28.543 pies, estableciendo el récord de duración de vuelo y de altura para un avión propulsado por energía solar.
nytimes.com
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Solar Impulse, piloted by André Borschberg, flew for 26 hours and reached a height of 28,543 feet, setting a record for the longest and highest flight ever made by a solar plane.
nytimes.com
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