New Horizons
ActiveLaunched in 2006·Kuiper — 59 AU, 8.9B km
The first spacecraft to fly past Pluto (2015) and then the Kuiper Belt object Arrokoth (2019). It continues through the Kuiper Belt.
Main objectives
- Explore Pluto and the Kuiper Belt (Arrokoth).
- Study dwarf planets and the origin of the outer solar system.
- Measure the plasma and dust environment of the trans-Neptunian region.
Did you know?
Speed of 50,000 km/h: it left Earth faster than any spacecraft before it.
Timeline
Jan 19, 2006
Launch
Atlas V from Cape Canaveral.
Jul 14, 2015
Historic Pluto flyby
Jan 01, 2019
Arrokoth flyby
The most distant object ever visited.
New Horizons
Specifications
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Velocity
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