New Horizons ready for Jupiter flyby
Posted: Fri, Jan 19, 2007, 7:11 AM ET (1211 GMT)
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, launched last year on a mission to the distant dwarf planet Pluto, is set to fly past Jupiter next month, project officials said Thursday. The spacecraft will make its closest approach to the solar system's largest planet on February 28th, passing 2.3 million kilometers from the planet. The flyby is designed to provide a gravity assist to the spacecraft, boosting its speed by over 14,000 km/h to 84,000 km/h, allowing the spacecraft to fly past Pluto in July 2015. During the flyby the spacecraft will take images of and collect other data from the planet, its magnetosphere, and its moons, which will be stored by the spacecraft and transmitted back to Earth starting in March.
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, launched last year on a mission to the distant dwarf planet Pluto, is set to fly past Jupiter next month, project officials said Thursday. The spacecraft will make its closest approach to the solar system's largest planet on February 28th, passing 2.3 million kilometers from the planet. The flyby is designed to provide a gravity assist to the spacecraft, boosting its speed by over 14,000 km/h to 84,000 km/h, allowing the spacecraft to fly past Pluto in July 2015. During the flyby the spacecraft will take images of and collect other data from the planet, its magnetosphere, and its moons, which will be stored by the spacecraft and transmitted back to Earth starting in March.
Related Links:
| <<previous article | next article>> |
|
news in brief
|
|
|
|
news links
|
|
Monday, October 26
Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink’s terms of service following dispute over coverage
CNN — 4:57 am ET (0857 GMT) Musk Fears Russia Could Target Starlink Satellites With Anti-Satellite Weapons
United24 Media — 4:56 am ET (0856 GMT) Musk’s Starlink Explanation Challenged by Texas GOP Lawmaker
Bloomberg News — 4:55 am ET (0855 GMT) Ukraine disputes Elon Musk’s claim that its military violated Starlink terms during drone operations
CNBC — 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT) Ukraine says its military did not violate Starlink terms, disputing Elon Musk claim
AP — 4:54 am ET (0854 GMT) |
