Status
DESTINY+
Launch Time
NET December, 2025
NET December, 2025
Rocket
Mission Details
DESTINY+
DESTINY+ (Demonstration and Experiment of Space Technology for INterplanetary voYage with Phaethon fLyby and dUst Science) is a planned asteroid exploration mission to 3200 Phaethon, the parent body of the Geminids meteor shower. It will demonstrate further improvements of low cost solar electric propulsion in deep space and innovative light-weight solar array panel technology.
The spacecraft will carry 3 science instruments:
* DESTINY Dust Analyzer (DDA)
* Telescopic Camera for Phaethon (TCAP)
* Multiband Camera for Phaethon (MCAP)
Payloads: 1
Heliocentric Orbit