Atlas V 551 | New Horizons

Launch Time
Thu Jan 19, 2006 19:00 UTC

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Atlas V 551

Image Credit: ULA

ILS

Status: Active

Price: $153.0 million

Liftoff Thrust: 12,141 kN

Payload to LEO: 18,850 kg

Payload to GTO: 8,900 kg

Stages: 2

Strap-ons: 5

Rocket Height: 62.2 m

Fairing Diameter: 5.4 m

Fairing Height: 26.5 m

Details

New Horizons is an interplanetary space probe that was launched as a part of NASA's New Frontiers program.

Payloads: 1

Total Mass: 478.0 kg

Heliocentric Orbit

1st orbital launch attempt

7th mission

1st mission of 2006

7th successful mission