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New Horizons

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 2006-001ALaunched 1/19/2006
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
New Horizons/Star 48
Launch Vehicle
Atlas V 551
Launch Date
1/19/2006
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
interplanetary
Altitude
-8,905 km
Inclination
29.58 deg
Dry Mass
401 kg
Total Mass
478 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA
Manufacturer
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab
Registry
COSPAR ID
2006-001A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/493
Track
Mentions
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft provided the first close-up views of a Kuiper Belt contact binary during its January 1, 2019 flyby of 2014 MU69.

GeneralValue 4.0Feb 26, 2026Simple collapse may build cosmic snowman worlds

After suborbital flights from Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, space tourism will seek new horizons.

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¿Qué tendencias moldearán la industria espacial en 2026?

The White House budget proposal suggests canceling NASA missions including ExoMars, New Horizons, Juno, Mars Odyssey, and MAVEN.

FinancialGeneralLegalValue 4.0Nov 28, 2025欧州の火星探査計画「エクソマーズ」、NASAが支援継続を再確約

The New Horizons team protested NASA's decision to transfer its mission to heliophysics after 2024, affecting its ability to perform future Kuiper Belt flybys.

PlanGovernanceValue 3.7Apr 1, 2024A space telescope’s cloudy future

NASA agreed to continue the New Horizons mission potentially through the end of the decade while conducting heliophysics research.

PlanGeneralValue 3.2Apr 1, 2024A space telescope’s cloudy future

Alan Stern contributed to the nearly $1 billion New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

GeneralFinancialValue 4.0Nov 14, 2023My suborbital life, part 10: Looking Up, WAY Up

Stern was involved in the nearly $1 billion New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

GeneralFinancialValue 2.5Nov 4, 2023My suborbital life, part 8: Welcome to space!

Alan Stern was involved in the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt, which cost almost $1 billion.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Nov 2, 2023My suborbital life, part 7: Of risk and reward

Alan Stern participated in the almost $1 billion New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

FinancialGeneralValue 3.5Nov 1, 2023My suborbital life, part 6: Anticipation

Alan Stern was part of the almost $1 billion New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

GeneralFinancialGrowthValue 3.2Oct 28, 2023My suborbital life, part 4: My research spaceflight training countdown to launch

Alan Stern is the Principal Investigator for the NASA New Horizons mission.

GovernanceValue 3.0Oct 27, 2023My suborbital life, part 3: The suborbital revolution is here

The New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt had a budget of almost $1 billion.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Oct 27, 2023My suborbital life, part 3: The suborbital revolution is here

Alan Stern will travel to Boston to lead a science team meeting for the NASA New Horizons mission.

GeneralValue 1.4Oct 27, 2023My suborbital life, part 3: The suborbital revolution is here

Alan Stern was involved in the almost $1 billion New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

GeneralFinancialValue 3.5Oct 23, 2023My suborbital life, part 1: Childhood’s end, perseverance pays

Stern was involved in the almost $1 billion New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.

GeneralValue 3.0Oct 23, 2023My suborbital life, part 2: Objectives, timeline, training

NASA spent $9,500,000 on the New Horizons mission in 2022 and proposed spending $9,700,000 on the mission in its fiscal year 2024 budget proposal.

FinancialValue 4.0Sep 29, 2023NASA to extend New Horizons mission through late 2020s

NASA will operate New Horizons until the spacecraft exits the Kuiper Belt, which NASA expects around 2028 through 2029.

PlanGeneralValue 3.6Sep 29, 2023NASA to extend New Horizons mission through late 2020s

NASA requested $9,700,000 for the New Horizons mission in its fiscal year 2024 budget proposal.

FinancialValue 4.0May 4, 2023Debate rages about future of New Horizons

The $9,700,000 requested for New Horizons represents less than 0.3% of NASA’s $3,380,000,000 planetary science budget.

FinancialValue 4.0May 4, 2023Debate rages about future of New Horizons

NASA funded New Horizons through fiscal year 2024 as part of the planetary science division and required the mission to compete in a separate senior review for the heliophysics division for fiscal year 2025 and beyond.

LegalPlanValue 3.8May 4, 2023Debate rages about future of New Horizons