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Dragonfly

retired
Technology DemonstrationLEOCOSPAR 1998-067XHLaunched 8/24/2025
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
Zarya
Launch Vehicle
Falcon 9
Launch Date
8/24/2025
Last Contact
12/22/2025
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
LEO
Altitude
410.5 km
Inclination
51.63 deg
Dry Mass
2 kg
Total Mass
2 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Technology Demonstration
Payload Category
TECH
Payload Class
A
Organizations
Operator
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Manufacturer
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Registry
COSPAR ID
1998-067XH
Track
Mentions
144
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The Phase A study completed by the Dragonfly team successfully eliminated significant design risks.

PlanCapabilityValue 2.3Jun 27, 2019NASA selects Titan drone for next New Frontiers mission

NASA will send a spacecraft called Dragonfly to Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, to study how life could have developed there and on early Earth.

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PlanGeneralValue 3.5Jun 27, 2019NASA selects Titan drone for next New Frontiers mission

Dragonfly is a 76-kilogram robotic arm that can reach five meters from its base.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Apr 8, 2019Maxar, post-RSGS, looks to Dragonfly as means to commercialize in-orbit robotics

Maxar has invested more than $10,000,000 on the Dragonfly program.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.2Apr 8, 2019Maxar, post-RSGS, looks to Dragonfly as means to commercialize in-orbit robotics