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Feb 27, 2023 · Unfortunately, due to the position of Neptune and its orbit, the Trident mission could not miss its 2025/2026 launch window and still achieve its science goals. If a future mission to Triton is proposed, it will have a different timeline and significantly different science goals.
Jun 16, 2020 · The proposed launch date in October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026) would take advantage of a once-in-a-13-year window, when Earth is properly aligned with Jupiter. The spacecraft would use the gravitational pull of Jupiter as a slingshot straight to Triton for an extended 13-day encounter in 2038.
Jun 16, 2020 · The proposed launch date in October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026) would take advantage of a once-in-a-13-year window, when Earth is properly aligned with Jupiter. The spacecraft would use the gravitational pull of Jupiter as a slingshot straight to Triton for an extended 13-day encounter in 2038.
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Trident would have taken advantage of an ~13-yr, nearly-ballistic trajectory to Triton, utilizing a timely Jupiter Gravity Assist, to execute a 10-day long encounter in the Neptunian system. Launch was planned for October 2025, with Triton arrival scheduled for December 2038.
Mar 29, 2019 · When NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft visited Neptune’s largest moon, Triton, it returned images of a strange, icy surface terrain pockmarked by geysers. Decades later, astronomers are now eager for a...
The launch vehicle proposed for Trident is the Atlas V 401, if it is not replaced with the Vulcan. [2] The proposed launch date in October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026) would take advantage of a once-in-13-years window, when Earth is properly aligned with Jupiter.
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Jun 18, 2020 · If the proposal is approved, Trident would tentatively launch in October 2025 (with a backup date in October 2026 if needed) and arrive at Triton in 2038. An ideal launch window to Neptune/Triton comes once every 13 years, when Earth is aligned with Neptune in a way that a spacecraft can use Jupiter’s gravity along the way to slingshot itself ...
