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Revised: Jan 21, 2006 New Horizons Spacecraft -98
http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/index.php
Schedule:
2006-Jan-19... launch (Atlas V551 1st stage, Centaur 2nd, STAR 48B 3rd
2007-Feb ... Jupiter gravity assist
2015-Jul ... Pluto Charon encounter
2016+ ... Kuiper Belt object encounters
Mission Objectives:
* Map surface composition of Pluto and Charon
* Characterize geology and morphology of Pluto and Charon
* Characterize the neutral atmosphere of Pluto and its escape rate
* Search for an atmosphere around Charon
* Map surface temperatures on Pluto and Charon
* Search for rings and additional satellites around Pluto
* Conduct similar investigations of one or more Kuiper Belt Objects
Spacecraft:
1025 lbs (465 kg), 8 feet wide (2.5 m), RTG powered
Post-launch trajectory:
98_pred_20060119_20060125_od003 (released 2006-Jan-20)
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| New Horizons - Pluto
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| Orbiter UTC
|
Range (km)
|
Range-rate (km/s)
|
Velocity (km/s)
|
| 2006-Jan-20 05:13:13
|
4 766 000 000
|
-23.187
|
47.124
|
| 2006-Jan-20 17:09:33
|
4 765 000 000
|
-23.354
|
47.048
|
| 2006-Jan-21 05:00:26
|
4 764 000 000
|
-23.537
|
47.001
|
| 2006-Jan-21 16:45:43
|
4 763 000 000
|
-23.725
|
46.962
|
| 2006-Jan-22 04:25:24
|
4 762 000 000
|
-23.915
|
46.930
|
| 2006-Jan-22 15:59:32
|
4 761 000 000
|
-24.106
|
46.902
|
| 2006-Jan-23 03:28:12
|
4 760 000 000
|
-24.296
|
46.877
|
| 2006-Jan-23 14:51:33
|
4 759 000 000
|
-24.484
|
46.853
|
| 2006-Jan-24 02:09:44
|
4 758 000 000
|
-24.666
|
46.827
|
| 2006-Jan-24 13:23:01
|
4 757 000 000
|
-24.842
|
46.798
|
