Photo: Joel Kowsky · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Robotic Exploration · Helio-N/A
Lucy is the first mission to explore and study Trojan asteroids. The Trojans are a type of asteroids that orbit the Sun in two groups, in front of and behind Jupiter in its orbit around our star. Since these asteroids have been in such stable orbits for billions of years, they are of great interest…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| LUCY 2021-093A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| ATLAS 5 CENTAUR R/B 2021-093B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 2021-093 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).