Planetary flyby explained

A planetary flyby is the act of sending a space probe past a planet or a dwarf planet close enough to record scientific data.[1] This is a subset of the overall concept of a flyby in spaceflight.

The first flyby of another planet with a functioning spacecraft took place on December 14, 1962, when Mariner 2 zoomed by the planet Venus.[2]

Planetary flybys are commonly used as gravity assist maneuvers to "slingshot" a space probe toward its primary target without expending fuel, but in some cases (such as with New Horizons), flybys are the primary objectives of a mission in of themselves. Flybys modify the direction of the probe and adds to its heliocentric velocity.[3]

A relatively recent example of a flyby spacecraft is New Horizons, which performed flyby maneuvers of Jupiter, Pluto and its moons in the 21st century. The flyby of Jupiter, used as a gravity assist, allowed the craft to reach Pluto at high velocity without the complications of slowing down, after which it proceeded further into the Kuiper Belt on an escape trajectory out of the Solar System.[4]

List of planetary flybys

number of spacecraft it was like the first spacecraft has the number one of if it was the first spacecraft that NASA has sent to space Flyby date Launch date Operator Spacecraft Details Mission result
19 May 1961 12 February 1961 First Venus flyby (contact lost before flyby)[5] Failure
14 December 1962 27 August 1962 First successful non-lunar planetary encounter and first successful Venus flyby[6] Success
19 June 1963 1 November 1962 First Mars flyby (contact lost)[7] Failure
19 July 1964 2 April 1964 Venus flyby (contact lost)[8] Failure
15 July 1965 28 November 1964 First successful Mars flyby[9] Success
6 August 1965 30 November 1964 Mars flyby (contact lost)[10] Failure
27 February 1966 12 November 1965 Venus flyby (contact lost)[11] Failure
19 October 1967 14 June 1967 Venus flyby[12] Success
31 July 1969 25 February 1969 Mars flyby[13] Success
5 August 1969 27 March 1969 Mars flyby[14] Success
3 December 1973 3 March 1972 First Jupiter flyby[15] Success
5 February 1974 4 November 1973 Venus flyby[16] Success
10 February 1974 21 July 1973 Mars flyby (inadvertent; attempted Mars orbiter)[17] Failure
9 March 1974 9 August 1973 Mars flyby (inadvertent; attempted Mars lander)[18] Failure
12 March 1974 5 August 1973 Mars flyby (flyby succeeded but lander failed)[19] Failure
29 March 1974 4 November 1973 First Mercury flyby Success
21 September 1974 4 November 1973 Mercury flyby Success
3 December 1974 5 April 1973 Jupiter flyby[20] Success
16 March 1975 4 November 1973 Mercury flyby Success
19 December 1978 14 September 1978 Venus flyby and lander[21] Success
25 December 1978 9 September 1978 Venus flyby and lander[22] Success
5 March 1979 5 September 1977 Jupiter flyby[23] Success
9 July 1979 20 August 1977 Jupiter flyby[24] Success
1 September 1979 5 April 1973 First Saturn flyby Success
12 November 1980 5 September 1977 Saturn flyby Success
25 August 1981 20 August 1977 Saturn flyby Success
1 March 1982 30 October 1981 Venus flyby and lander[25] Success
5 March 1982 4 November 1981 Venus flyby and lander[26] Success
11 June 1985 15 December 1984 Venus flyby, lander, and first balloon[27] Success
15 June 1985 21 December 1984 Venus flyby, lander, and balloon[28] Success
24 January 1986 20 August 1977 First and only Uranus flyby Success
25 August 1989 20 August 1977 First and only Neptune flyby Success
10 February 1990 13 October 1989 Venus flyby, first of three gravity assists to Jupiter[29] Success
2 July 1990 2 July 1985 First Earth flyby, gravity assist for extended mission to 26P/Grigg–Skjellerup[30] Success
8 October 1990 13 October 1989 Earth flyby, second of three gravity assists to Jupiter Success
8 January 1992 7 January 1985 Earth flyby[31] Success
8 February 1992 6 October 1990 Jupiter flyby, inclination change gravity assist for solar mission[32] Success
8 December 1992 13 October 1989 Earth flyby, last of three gravity assists to Jupiter Success
24 August 1993 25 September 1992 Mars flyby (inadvertent; attempted Mars orbiter)[33] Failure
23 January 1998 17 February 1996 Earth flyby, gravity assist to 433 Eros[34] Success
26 April 1998 15 October 1997 Venus flyby, first of four gravity assists to Saturn[35] Success
24 June 1999 15 October 1997 Venus flyby, second of four gravity assists to Saturn[36] Success
18 August 1999 15 October 1997 Earth flyby, third of four gravity assists to Saturn[37] Success
30 December 2000 15 October 1997 Jupiter flyby, last of four gravity assists to Saturn[38] Success
15 January 2001 27 February 1999 Earth flyby, gravity assist to 81P/Wild[39] Success
21 April 2002 4 July 1998 Earth flyby, first of two gravity assists to Mars[40] Success
19 June 2003 4 July 1998 Earth flyby, last of two gravity assists to Mars Success
14 December 2003 4 July 1998 Mars flyby (inadvertent; planned Mars orbiter) Failure
19 May 2004 9 May 2003 Earth flyby, gravity assist to 25143 Itokawa[41] Success
4 March 2005 2 March 2004 Earth flyby, first of four gravity assists to 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko[42] Success
2 August 2005 3 August 2004 Earth flyby, first gravity assist to Mercury[43] Success
15 January 2006 27 February 1999 Earth flyby and sample return capsule reentry Success
24 October 2006 3 August 2004 Venus flyby, second gravity assist to Mercury Success
25 February 2007 2 March 2004 Success
28 February 2007 19 January 2006 Jupiter flyby, gravity assist to Pluto/Charon system Success
5 June 2007 3 August 2004 Venus flyby, third gravity assist to Mercury. Also characterized the planet's atmosphere. Success
13 November 2007 2 March 2004 Success
31 December 2007 12 January 2005 Deep Impact (EPOXI) Earth flyby[44] Success
14 January 2008 3 August 2004 Mercury flyby, fourth gravity assist before orbital insertion and primary mission Success
6 October 2008 3 August 2004 Mercury flyby, fifth gravity assist before orbital insertion and primary mission Success
29 December 2008 12 January 2005 Deep Impact (EPOXI) Earth flyby Success
14 January 2009 27 February 1999 Success
18 February 2009 27 September 2007 Mars flyby, gravity assist to 4 Vesta[45] Success
29 June 2009 12 January 2005 Deep Impact (EPOXI) Earth flyby (distant)[46] Success
29 September 2009 3 August 2004 Mercury flyby, sixth and final gravity assist before orbital insertion and primary mission Success
13 November 2009 2 March 2004 Success
28 December 2009 12 January 2005 Deep Impact (EPOXI) Earth flyby (distant) Success
27 June 2010 12 January 2005 Deep Impact (EPOXI) Earth flyby Success
6 December 2010 20 May 2010 Venus flyby (inadvertent; was intended to be orbit insertion; later successfully inserted into orbit in 2015)[47] Failure
8 December 2010 20 May 2010 Venus flyby, probe was a technological demonstrator that launched with Akatsuki[48] Success
9 October 2013 5 August 2011 Earth flyby, gravity assist to Jupiter[49] Success
14 July 2015 19 January 2006 First and only Pluto/Charon flyby[50] [51] Success
3 December 2015 3 December 2014 Earth flyby, gravity assist to 162173 Ryugu[52] Success
22 September 2017 8 September 2016 Success
3 October 2018 12 August 2018 Venus flyby Success
26 November 2018 5 May 2018 Mars flyby Success
10 April 2020 20 October 2018 Earth flyby Success
23 July 2020 ~10 February 2021 Tianwen 1 deployable camera Mars flyby Success
15 October 2020 20 October 2018 Venus flyby Success
5 December 2020 3 December 2014 Success
27 December 2020 10 February 2020 Venus flyby Success
9 August 2021 10 February 2020 Venus flyby Success
10 August 2021 20 October 2018 Venus flyby Success
1 October 2021 20 October 2018 Mercury flyby Success
27 November 2021 10 February 2020 Earth flyby Success
23 June 2022 20 October 2018 Mercury flyby Success
4 September 2022 10 February 2020 Venus flyby Success
16 October 2022 16 October 2021 Earth flyby Success
19 June 2023 20 October 2018 Mercury flyby Success
24 September 2023 8 September 2016 OSIRIS-REx/ApEx Success
 May 2026 13 October 2023 Mars flyby Planned

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Notes and References

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  2. Web site: First Planetary Flyby Occurred 50 Years Ago Today. . 14 December 2012 . 2015-07-15.
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  4. Web site: Talbert. Tricia. 2015-03-25. New Horizons: The First Mission to the Pluto System and the Kuiper Belt. 2020-07-10. NASA.
  5. Web site: Venera 1. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  6. Web site: Mariner 2. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  7. Web site: Mars 1. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  8. Web site: Zond 1. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  9. Web site: Mariner 4. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  10. Web site: Zond 2. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  11. Web site: Venera 2. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  12. Web site: Mariner 5. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  13. Web site: Mariner 6. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  14. Web site: Mariner 7. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  15. Web site: Pioneer 10. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  16. Web site: Mariner 10. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  17. Web site: Mars 4. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  18. Web site: Mars 7. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  19. Web site: Mars 6. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  20. Web site: Pioneer 11. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  21. Web site: Venera 12. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  22. Web site: Venera 11. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  23. Web site: Voyager 1. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  24. Web site: Voyager 2. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  25. Web site: Venera 13. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  26. Web site: Venera 14. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  27. Web site: Vega 1. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  28. Web site: Vega 2. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  29. Web site: Galileo - In Depth Missions - NASA Solar System Exploration. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129221343/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/galileo/indepth. dead. 2016-01-29. NASA Solar System Exploration. 2015-12-23.
  30. Web site: Giotto. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  31. Web site: Sakigake. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  32. Web site: Ulysses - In Depth Missions - NASA Solar System Exploration. NASA Solar System Exploration. 2015-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20151218141225/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/ulysses/indepth. 2015-12-18. dead.
  33. Web site: Mars Observer. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  34. Web site: NEAR Shoemaker. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  35. Web site: Cassini Completes First Venus Flyby. Cassini Solstice Mission. 2015-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20130430053936/http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/newsreleases/newsrelease19980426/. 2013-04-30. dead.
  36. Web site: Cassini Completes Second Venus Flyby. Cassini Solstice Mission. 2015-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921023650/http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/newsreleases/newsrelease19990624/. 2012-09-21. dead.
  37. Web site: Cassini Completes Earth Flyby. Cassini Solstice Mission. 2015-12-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20120921023656/http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/news/newsreleases/newsrelease19990817/. 2012-09-21. dead.
  38. News: Press release: Cassini Celebrates 10 Years Since Jupiter Encounter. NASA. December 29, 2010. en.
  39. Web site: Stardust/NExT. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  40. Web site: Nozomi. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  41. Web site: Hayabusa. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  42. Web site: Rosetta. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  43. Web site: MESSENGER. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  44. Web site: Deep Impact/EPOXI. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  45. Web site: Dawn. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  46. Web site: NASA - EPOXI Mission - Mission. epoxi.umd.edu. 2015-12-23. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20091214105059/http://epoxi.umd.edu/1mission/flybys.shtml. 2009-12-14.
  47. Web site: Akatsuki. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  48. Web site: IKAROS. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2016-01-05.
  49. Web site: Juno. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  50. The International Astronomical Union classifies Charon as a moon. See Charon (moon)#Classification for details.
  51. Web site: New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt Flyby. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.
  52. Web site: Hayabusa 2. nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. 2015-12-23.

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