Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Robotic Exploration · Asteroid
Hera is a space mission in development at the European Space Agency in its Space Safety program. Its primary objective is to study the Didymos binary asteroid system that was impacted by DART and contribute to validation of the kinetic impact method to deviate a near-Earth asteroid in a colliding…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERA 2024-180A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| FALCON 9 R/B 2024-180B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2024-180 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
Where to watch
Replay Launch webcastIn the news
- Braking news! Time for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission to go slow ESA,
- Brake! Time for ESA’s Hera asteroid mission to go slow ESA,
- The Incredible Adventures of the Hera mission – The space detectives arrive ESA,
- Finding Hera’s way: ESA’s Flight Dynamics team into action ESA,
- Finding Hera’s way: Flight Dynamics team in action ESA,
- Hera's Mars flyby guided impact study of Deimos moon ESA,
Headlines via the Spaceflight News API.