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Comparison of interplanetary spacecraft edit

Flyby edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
# of flybys Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
Cassini operational 1997-10-15 Titan IV-B Centaur see orbiter table 6 2523 640 RTG (3) 12 3260
Dawn operational 2007-09-27 Delta II 7925 see orbiter table 1 1,250 1000 solar array (10) 5 Discovery 446
Deep Impact operational 2005-01-12 Delta II 7925 18 years, 10 months and 8 days 2 650 620 solar array (1) 3 Discovery 240
Deep Space 1 contact suspended 1998-10-24 Delta II 7326 2 years, 4 months, 20 days 2001-12-18 2 373 2500 solar concentrator array (8) 3 New Millenium 152.3
MESSENGER operational 2004-08-03 Delta II 7925 see orbiter table 6 485 450 solar array (2) 9 Discovery 427
New Horizons operational 2006-01-19 Atlas V 551 Centaur / Star 48B In transit 1 478 228 RTG (1) 7 New Frontiers 650
Pioneer 10 contact lost 1972-03-02 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 30 years, 10 months, 22 days 2003-01-23 1 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Pioneer 11 contact lost 1973-04-06 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 22 years, 5 months, 25 days 1995-09-30 2 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Stardust operational 1999-02-07 Delta II 7426 21 years, 6 months and 28 days 3 300 330 solar array (6) 5 Discovery 128.4
Ulysses contact ended 1990-10-06 Space Shuttle (STS-41) Inertial Upper Stage / PAM-S 15 years, 5 days 2009-06-30 6 370 285 RTG (1) 12 1066
Voyager 1 operational 1977-09-05 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 2 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450
Voyager 2 operational 1977-08-20 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 4 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450

Orbiters edit

Name
Status
Orbiting body Launch date
Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
Cassini operational Saturn 1997-10-15 Titan IV-B Centaur see orbiter table 2523 640 RTG (3) 12 3260
Dawn operational Vesta / Ceres 2007-09-27 Delta II 7925 see orbiter table 1,250 1000 solar array (10) 5 Discovery 446
MESSENGER operational Mercury 2004-08-03 Delta II 7925 see orbiter table 485 450 solar array (2) 9 Discovery 427

Helio escape edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
New Horizons operational 2006-01-19 Atlas V 551 Centaur / Star 48B In transit 478 228 RTG (1) 7 New Frontiers 650
Pioneer 10 contact lost 1972-03-02 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 30 years, 10 months, 22 days 2003-01-23 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Pioneer 11 contact lost 1973-04-06 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 22 years, 5 months, 25 days 1995-09-30 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Voyager 1 operational 1977-09-05 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450
Voyager 2 operational 1977-08-20 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450

Mercury encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
MESSENGER operational 2004-08-03 Delta II 7925 see orbiter table 485 450 solar array (2) 9 Discovery 427

Venus encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)

Mars encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)

Small object encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)

Jupiter encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
Cassini operational 1997-10-15 2000-12-30 Titan IV-B Centaur see orbiter table 2523 640 RTG (3) 12 3260
New Horizons operational 2006-01-19 2007-02-28 Atlas V 551 Centaur / Star 48B In transit 478 228 RTG (1) 7 New Frontiers 650
Pioneer 10 contact lost 1972-03-02 1973-12-04 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 30 years, 10 months, 22 days 2003-01-23 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Pioneer 11 contact lost 1973-04-06 1974-12-03 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 22 years, 5 months, 25 days 1995-09-30 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Ulysses contact ended 1990-10-06 Space Shuttle (STS-41) Inertial Upper Stage / PAM-S 15 years, 5 days 2009-06-30 1992-02-08 370 285 RTG (1) 12 1066
Voyager 1 operational 1977-09-05 1979-03-05 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450
Voyager 2 operational 1977-08-20 1979-07-09 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450

Saturn encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
Cassini operational 1997-10-15 2004-07-01 Titan IV-B Centaur see orbiter table 2523 640 RTG (3) 12 3260
Pioneer 11 contact lost 1973-04-06 1979-09-01 Atlas SLV-3C Centaur 22 years, 5 months, 25 days 1995-09-30 258 165 RTG (4) 11 Pioneer 350
Voyager 1 operational 1977-09-05 1980-11-12 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450
Voyager 2 operational 1977-08-20 1981-08-26 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450

Uranus encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
Voyager 2 operational 1977-08-20 1986-01-24 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450

Neptune encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
Voyager 2 operational 1977-08-20 1989-08-25 Titan IIIE Centaur 45 years, 4 months and 26 days 722 420 RTG (3) 11 Voyager 450

Pluto/Kaiper belt encounters edit

Name
Status
Launch date
Encounter date Launch vehicle
Upper stage
Mission duration
End of mission date
Mass (kg)
Power output (W)
Power source
# of instruments
Program
Cost (M$)
New Horizons operational 2006-01-19 2015-07-14 Atlas V 551 Centaur / Star 48B In transit 478 228 RTG (1) 7 New Frontiers 650

Landers edit