Hayabusa2 Earth Flyby

Hayabusa2 Earth Flyby

Flyby

As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will fly by Earth on its way to asteroid 1998 KY26.

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroid (21900) Orus Flyby

Flyby

Flyby of the Trojan asteroid (21900) Orus by NASA's Lucy mission.

Juice Earth Flyby

Juice Earth Flyby

Flyby

Fourth flyby of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission on its way to the Jovian system.

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Flyby

Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on June 10, 2029. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Solar Orbiter Venus Flyby

Flyby

Solar Orbiter, a partnership between ESA and NASA, will perform a gravity assist maneuver with Venus on September 2, 2030. Throughout its mission it also makes repeated gravity assist flybys of Venus to get closer to the Sun, and to change its orbital inclination, boosting it out of the ecliptic plane, to get the best – and first – views of the Sun’s poles.

Lucy Earth Flyby

Lucy Earth Flyby

Flyby

Third and final Earth flyby of NASA's Lucy mission to the Trojan asteroids.

Hayabusa2 Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous

Hayabusa2 Asteroid 1998 KY26 Rendezvous

Spacecraft Event

As part of its mission extension, JAXA's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will rendezvous with asteroid 1998 KY26.

Juice Jupiter Orbit Insertion

Juice Jupiter Orbit Insertion

Orbital Insertion

Orbital insertion of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission around Jupiter, using a Ganymede gravity assist flyby to reduce its velocity, followed by two engine burns.

Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby

Lucy Trojan Asteroids (617) Patroclus & Menoetius Flyby

Flyby

Flyby of the Trojan binary asteroid pair (617) Patroclus and Menoetius by NASA's Lucy mission.

Juice Ganymede Orbit Insertion

Juice Ganymede Orbit Insertion

Orbital Insertion

Orbital insertion of ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) mission around Ganymede.