Lucy
In transitLaunched in 2021·Trojan trajectory — 2027 flyby
The first mission to Jupiter's Trojan asteroids — fossils of the early solar system.
Main objectives
- Visit Jupiter's Trojan asteroids (fossils of planetary formation).
- Compare primitive bodies from different regions of the solar system.
- Test low-thrust maneuvers on a complex trajectory.
Did you know?
It will visit 11 asteroids in 12 years, an absolute record for a single probe.
Timeline
Oct 16, 2021
Launch
Atlas V from Cape Canaveral.
Nov 01, 2023
Dinkinesh flyby
First asteroid flyby, discovery of a binary satellite.
Apr 20, 2025
Donaldjohanson flyby
Main-belt asteroid.
Aug 12, 2027
First Trojan Eurybates
Lucy
Instruments
[04]Specifications
Mass
Solar panels