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Lucy

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 2021-093ALaunched 10/16/2021
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Lucy Mission
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 401 C
Launch Date
10/16/2021
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
interplanetary
Altitude
-20,300.5 km
Inclination
31.34 deg
Dry Mass
821 kg
Total Mass
1,550 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Registry
COSPAR ID
2021-093A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/1031
Track
Mentions
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Lucy is slated to launch in October 2021 to visit six Trojan asteroids and one asteroid in the main asteroid belt.

PlanValue 4.5Apr 5, 2019SpaceX drops protest of NASA launch contract

Lucy must launch during a 20-day window in October 2021 in order to carry out its planned trajectory of flybys of six Trojan asteroids and one main-belt asteroid.

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Apr 5, 2019
SpaceX drops protest of NASA launch contract

NASA awarded the RLSP-35 Lucy launch contract to United Launch Alliance on 2019-01-31 at a total cost to the agency of $148,300,000.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 5.0Feb 13, 2019SpaceX protests NASA launch contract award

Lucy is a Discovery-class planetary science mission selected in January 2017.

PlanGeneralValue 3.5Feb 1, 2019ULA wins competition to launch NASA mission

NASA selected two missions, Lucy and Psyche, in the Discovery competition that concluded in January 2017.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Aug 14, 2018Committee praises NASA’s planetary science program but raises some concerns