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What is the difference between a flyby spacecraft and an orbiter?
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The main difference between a flyby spacecraft and an orbiter is the guidance computer programming: which causes a flyby to go by the planet and take pictures and other readings allowed in the limited time of the single pass, while an orbiter is captured into an orbit about the planet where it has a much longer period to take pictures and other readings.
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What is the primary reason why Pluto flyby mission would be cheaper than a Pluto orbiter?
The fuel needed for an orbiter to slow down when it reaches Pluto adds a lot of weight to the spacecraft.
What satellites or robots have explored Pluto?
No robots or satellites have ever explored Pluto. But one spacecraft did do a flyby.On July 14, 2015, the New Horizons spacecraft flew 12,500 km (7,800 mi) above the surface of Pluto, making it the first spacecraft to explore the dwarf planet.On October 25, 2016, the last of the recorded data from the Pluto flyby was received from New Horizons.
Did Voyager 1 land on Jupiter?
Jupiter is Gaseous Planet so no Lander/Rover can land on Jupiter. Voyager is basically a Spacecraft and spacecraft is used as flyby around a planet or object. It had a flyby of Jupiter in 1979. It is now outside the heliopause - the "bubble" of plasma coming from the sun otherwise known as solar wind. It is now out in what we consider interstellar space and still transmitting.
What are the names of the robots that have visited venus?
Mariner 2 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 2 (USSR fly-by) Venera 3 (USSR landing, destroyed in atmosphere upon landing) Venera 4 (USSR probe landing) Mariner 5 (Nasa fly-by) Venera 6 (USSR probe landing) Venera 7 (USSR probe landing) Venera 8 (USSR landing) Mariner 10 (Nasa fly-by on way to Mercury) Venera 9 (USSR orbiter and landing) Venera 10 (USSR orbiter and landing) Pioneer Venus 1 (NASA orbiter) Pioneer Venus 2 (4 separate NASA probes) Venera 12 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 11 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 13 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 14 (USSR lander and orbiter) Venera 15 (USSR orbiter) Vega 1 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby) Vega 2 (USSR probe and Comet Halley flyby ) Galileo (NASA fly-by on way to Jupiter)
What satellites have gone to Pluto?
None. No satellites have ever gone to Pluto. But the New Horizons spacecraft went there, and arrived on July 14, 2015. It flew 12,500 km (7,800 mi) above the surface of Pluto, making it the first spacecraft to explore the dwarf planet.On October 25, 2016, at 21:48 UTC, the last of the recorded data from the Pluto flyby was received from New Horizons. Having completed its flyby of Pluto, New Horizons has maneuvered for a flyby of Kuiper belt object (486958) 2014 MU69, expected to take place on January 1, 2019.
What is the main difference between a flyby spacecraft and an orbiter?
Who gives a flying fuuuck
What is the primary reason why Pluto flyby mission would be cheaper than a Pluto orbiter?
The fuel needed for an orbiter to slow down when it reaches Pluto adds a lot of weight to the spacecraft.
What do you call A spacecraft that is not designed to land.?
flyby A+
What is a spacecraft that is not designed to land called?
flyby A+
How can a spacecraft go?
It depends on what kind of spacecraft we're talking about. There's this type of spacecraft called 'Flyby' Spacecraft. Flyby Spacecrafts are those who cannot observe distant objects. They would just flyby planets, asteroids, or whatever, and avoid being caught by a planet's magnetic field, or orbit. Please be more specific :)
What was the spacecraft called that landed on Pluto?
No spacecraft has ever landed on Pluto. The New Horizons spacecraft did a flyby (2015-2016) but did not land on the surface.
Which spacecraft was the first successful flyby satellite launch to the Moon?
luna 1
What mission observed Pluto?
The New Horizons spacecraft, which completed its Pluto flyby in 2016.
What are the other name of spacecraft?
the three types are flyby,orbiter, and lander.Or the impactor which is rarely ever used. sources-my astronomy text book
What are the 3 types of probes?
the three types are flyby,orbiter, and lander.Or the impactor which is rarely ever used. sources-my astronomy text book
Has Pluto ever been explored by a spacecraft or fly by?
No, but a space probe called New Horizons is on its way for a flyby.
Has there been space travel to planet mercury?
Yes, NASA has sent a couple of unmanned probes to examine Mercury, Mariner 10 which did a flyby and the MESSENGER orbiter.
