Hera (space mission)

Hera
The drawing shows an idea, about Hera in orbit around the asteroid Didymos
Mission typeDidymos orbiter
OperatorEuropean Space Agency
COSPAR ID2024-180A
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Websiteheramission.space
Mission durationPlanned (science phase): 6 months
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerOHB SE
Launch mass1,128 kg (2,487 lb)
Dry mass350 kg (770 lb)
Dimensions1.6 × 1.6 × 1.7 m (5.2 × 5.2 × 5.6 ft)
Start of mission
Launch date7 October 2024, 14:52 UTC[1][2] (planned)
RocketFalcon 9 Block 5
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC‑40
ContractorSpaceX
Flyby of Mars
Closest approachMarch 2025[3]
Distance5,000–8,000 km (3,100–5,000 mi)
65803 Didymos orbiter
Orbital insertion14 December 2026[3]
 

Hera is a spacecraft that has been made for the European Space Agency and its Space Safety program.

It launched on October 7, 2024.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Hera". ESA. September 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Falcon 9 (Block 5) | Hera". NextSpaceflight.com. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Hera". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  4. ↑ https://yle.fi/a/74-20115406. Retrieved 2024-10-07