flown missionSuccess
Falcon Heavy | Psyche
SpaceXLaunch Complex 39A — Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
mission
- Name
- Psyche
- Type
- Planetary Science
- Target orbit
- Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Weather probability
- 85% go
Psyche is a NASA interplanetary mission to visit the main belt asteroid of the same name, 16 Psyche. Spacecraft will take 4 years and one Mars flyby to reach the asteroid, which is of particular interest due to being comprised mostly of iron and nickel. Psyche is theorized to be a remnant of an early planet's core, and may offer insights into how solar system formed and evolved. The mission is led by Arizona State University, with NASA JPL being responsible for mission management and operations.
schedule
- NET (no earlier than)
- Window opens
- Window closes
- Last updated
- Weather concerns
- Anvil Cloud Rules, Thick Cloud Layers Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule
vehicle & provider
- Rocket
- Falcon Heavy
- Family
- Falcon
- Variant
- Heavy
- Provider
- SpaceX
- Type
- Commercial
- Country
- USA
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launch site
- Pad
- Launch Complex 39A
- Location
- Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA
- Country
- USA
- Timezone
- America/New_York
- Coordinates
- 28.6082, -80.6043