New Horizons - NASA Satellite

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft was the first spacecraft to explore Pluto up close, flying by the dwarf planet and its moons on July 14, 2015. In early 2019, New Horizons flew past its second major science target – Arrokoth (2014 MU69), the most distant ob

New Horizons Mission Information

Mission Details

NameNew Horizons
Launch DateJanuary 19, 2006
Mission TypeUnmanned
TypeSatellite
Launch VehicleAtlas V 551
Launch SiteCape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41, Florida
CollaborationJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Satellite Details

ApplicationPluto Flyby, Kuiper Belt Object Flyby
Scientific InstrumentRalph-Visible and Infrared Imager, Alice-Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer, Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager, Solar Wind and Plasma Spectrometer, Student Dust Counter
Mass1054 Pounds (478 Kg)

Space Organization Details

CountryUnited States
ContinentNorth America
OrganizationNASA

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