Hera (space mission)
ESA spacecraft which will study the effects of the DART Impactor on the asteroid moon Dimorphos
Hera is a spacecraft that has been made for the European Space Agency and its Space Safety program.
 The drawing shows an idea, about Hera in orbit around the asteroid Didymos | |||||||||||||
| Mission type | Didymos orbiter | ||||||||||||
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| Operator | European Space Agency | ||||||||||||
| COSPAR ID | 2024-180A | ||||||||||||
| SATCAT no. | 61449 | ||||||||||||
| Website | heramission | ||||||||||||
| Mission duration | Planned (science phase): 6 months | ||||||||||||
| Spacecraft properties | |||||||||||||
| Manufacturer | OHB SE | ||||||||||||
| Launch mass | 1,128 kg (2,487 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Dry mass | 350 kg (770 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 1.6 × 1.6 × 1.7 m (5.2 × 5.2 × 5.6 ft) | ||||||||||||
| Start of mission | |||||||||||||
| Launch date | 7 October 2024, 14:52 UTC[1][2] (planned) | ||||||||||||
| Rocket | Falcon 9 Block 5 | ||||||||||||
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC‑40 | ||||||||||||
| Contractor | SpaceX | ||||||||||||
| Flyby of Mars | |||||||||||||
| Closest approach | March 2025[3] | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 5,000–8,000 km (3,100–5,000 mi) | ||||||||||||
| 65803 Didymos orbiter | |||||||||||||
| Orbital insertion | 14 December 2026[3] | ||||||||||||
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It launched on October 7, 2024.[4]
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