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The satellite sent to explore Pluto was called Charon.

Charon is not the satellite on the way to Pluto. Charon is a satellite (moon) of Pluto. The satellite currently on the way to explore Pluto is called New Horizons. It is expected to arrive July, 2015.

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Why dont they send satellites to Pluto?

They have they sent it in 2005 and they said it should reach pluto by 2015


How many satellites are orbiting Pluto?

As of 2012, there are 4 known natural satellites (moons) of Pluto.Charon was discovered in 1978, Nix and Hydra in 2005, and the fourth moon, provisionally called S/2011P1, was found in 2011. Charon's diameter is over half that of Pluto, and the Pluto-Charon pair actually represent a co-orbiting binary system. Nix and Hydra are both much smaller, having diameters estimated at between 5% and 7% of Pluto's.There are no artificial satellites orbiting Pluto. The unmanned NASA probe "New Horizons" will pass near Pluto in 2015.


What satellites have come to Pluto and in which year?

So far, not space probes have visited Pluto. The New Horizons probe, launched in 2006, will do a flyby of Pluto in 2015. No other missions are in the works.


Are astronorts on there way to Pluto?

No humans are planned to, or going to, Pluto. New Horizons, a space probe is expected to reach Pluto on 14th July 2015


How many satellites and robots have explored Pluto?

As of now, only one satellite has explored Pluto: NASA's New Horizons spacecraft in 2015. No robots have directly explored Pluto's surface, but data collected by New Horizons has provided valuable insights into this distant world.


Which NASA spacecraft took photos of Pluto in 2015 and 2016?

The New Horizons spacecraft. It will reach Pluto July 14th 2015.


Are there reconnaissance satellites around Pluto?

No. Pluto has been observed solely from Earth by telescopes including the Hubble Space Telescope. The NASA probe "New Horizons" was launched in 2006 and should arrive at Pluto in 2015.


How many years will a satellite to reach Pluto?

It takes 9 years, and the first satellite will reach Pluto in 2015. The satellite was launched on January 9, 2006. I cannot wait till we find out the deep secrets of Pluto...


Is anything being sent to Pluto?

No current missions are being sent specifically to Pluto, but the New Horizons spacecraft conducted a flyby of Pluto in 2015 and provided valuable data about the dwarf planet. There are no upcoming missions planned for Pluto at this time.


Will the new horizons spacecraft reach Pluto in 2015?

Yes, the New Horizons spacecraft reached Pluto in July 2015, becoming the first spacecraft to explore the distant dwarf planet up close. It provided valuable data and images of Pluto and its moons before continuing its journey into the Kuiper Belt.


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.


When will there be a flyby of Pluto?

The "New Horizons" space craft was launched in January 2006. It is expected to reach Pluto some time in 2015 if nothing goes wrong.