Liftoff Time
No Earlier Than July 5, 2028
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Dragonfly's launch window is open from July 5th through July 25th
NASA's Dragonfly mission will fly to dozens of promising locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth. Dragonfly marks the first time NASA will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet; it has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will take advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere – four times denser than Earth’s – to become the first vehicle ever to fly its entire science payload to new places for repeatable and targeted access to surface materials.
Heliocentric Orbit
1 Payload
Agency
SpaceXPrice
$97.00 million
Rocket
Height: 70m
Payload to Orbit
LEO: 63,800 kg
GTO: 26,700 kg
Liftoff Thrust
22,819 Kilonewtons
Fairing
Diameter: 5.2m
Height: 13m
Stages
2
Strap-ons
2
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