DESTINY+ Mission
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
DESTINY+
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Destination
Asteroid
DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) is a planned asteroid exploration mission to 3200 Phaethon, the parent body of the Geminids meteor shower. It will demonstrate further improvements of low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology. The spacecraft will carry 3 science instruments: * DESTINY Dust Analyzer (DDA) * Telescopic Camera for Phaethon (TCAP) * Multiband Camera for Phaethon (MCAP)
Last Update: Launch vehicle switched to H3, launch delayed to FY2028 due to delays with RTF of Epsilon rocket.
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