Where is New Horizons now |
Where is New Horizons now |
 Mar 29 2006, 02:58 PM
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Junior Member  Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 2-March 06 Member No.: 691  |
i found this web site
http://www.heavens-above.com/solar-escape.asp it show where NH is compared to voy1, 2/pioneer any one else have a fav web page that shows NH loc? I think this one is updated onece a day |
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Apr 10 2006, 09:41 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 40 Joined: 20-March 06 Member No.: 720 |
How is it possible that New Horizons has passed the orbit of Mars in only a few months? I always thought that a trip to Mars takes a year or so. And how much kilometers per second is New Horizons traveling at this moment?
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Apr 10 2006, 10:06 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 477 Joined: 2-March 05 Member No.: 180 |
That's assuming that you want to stay at Mars. In that case, full-speed isn't your best bet - otherwise you need a LOT of fuel to slow the spacecraft down. When we send a probe to Mars to stay there, it's done gradually, so that the probe can use a smaller amount of fuel for orbit-insertion.
New Horizons isn't concerned with any of that - it's just zipping right by. So a flight to Mars need not take very long. Just depends on 1) if you want to land there, and 2) how much fuel you can carry. And NH is moving at 21 kilometers/sec. |
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cawest Where is New Horizons now Mar 29 2006, 02:58 PM
ugordan You won't believe this, but the New Horizons... Mar 29 2006, 03:10 PM
Toma B QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 29 2006, 06:10 PM) Y... Mar 29 2006, 03:21 PM
cawest QUOTE (ugordan @ Mar 29 2006, 05:10 PM) Y... Mar 29 2006, 03:36 PM odave Here's a screen capture from the NH site. I t... Mar 29 2006, 03:49 PM Rob Pinnegar Right on. NH is already one-eighth of the way to J... Mar 29 2006, 06:39 PM gpurcell Looking at the trajectory side view. I never real... Mar 29 2006, 09:19 PM Redstone New Horizons passes orbit of Mars.
NH website art... Apr 7 2006, 04:02 PM tfisher QUOTE (Jeff7 @ Apr 10 2006, 05:06 PM) So ... May 3 2006, 02:26 AM cawest well NH is almost two AU from the sun and 1 AU fro... May 1 2006, 07:06 AM cawest so now that we are 2 AU from the sun wha is the Sk... May 9 2006, 08:52 AM ugordan Errr... Skin time??? May 9 2006, 08:58 AM cawest QUOTE (ugordan @ May 9 2006, 09:58 AM) Er... May 1 2007, 02:55 PM Alan Stern We don't measure skin temp, but our bulk struc... May 9 2006, 12:51 PM climber Oh oh ! Be care of what we say All...God's... May 9 2006, 01:03 PM Planet X The next major milestone for New Horizons: Passin... May 11 2006, 09:09 PM Hari Are spice kernels available for the New Horizons s... Mar 13 2007, 09:36 PM PhilCo126 Well, it looks like we know where Dr Stern will be... Mar 15 2007, 05:43 PM MahFL NH is designed to stay warm inside, its built like... May 2 2007, 05:59 PM Planet X UPDATE! On 05/03/2007, at 00:01:54 UTC, the N... May 3 2007, 12:03 AM cawest UPDATE. She is now 1AU from Jupiter and still seem... May 31 2007, 08:19 AM Planet X Important milestone! On 07/06/2007, at 21:30:3... Jul 6 2007, 09:32 PM Greg Hullender Looking at the New Horizons Current Position chart... Jul 25 2007, 06:56 PM Planet X UPDATE! On 09/10/2007, at 08:36:45 UTC, the NH... Sep 10 2007, 08:39 AM cawest QUOTE (Planet X @ Sep 10 2007, 10:39 AM) ... Nov 8 2007, 02:53 AM Alan Stern ...And crossing 8 AU early next week. Nov 8 2007, 09:39 AM Greg Hullender Going to be hard to find interesting milestones ov... Nov 8 2007, 03:27 PM YesRushGen Regarding milestones with which to follow NH's... Nov 8 2007, 05:23 PM alan Not counting comets and Jupiter Trojans there are ... Nov 8 2007, 08:26 PM infocat13 I would like to know the current location of the s... Nov 13 2007, 02:28 AM Alan Stern QUOTE (infocat13 @ Nov 13 2007, 02:28 AM)... Apr 29 2008, 07:14 PM nprev QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Apr 29 2008, 11:14 AM... Apr 29 2008, 10:17 PM djellison It will not have been tracked since launch - it wo... Nov 13 2007, 09:23 AM Planet X UPDATE! On 11/15/2007, at 11:04:35 UTC, the NH... Nov 15 2007, 11:08 AM ugordan QUOTE (Planet X @ Nov 15 2007, 12:08 PM) ... Nov 15 2007, 12:03 PM cawest QUOTE (ugordan @ Nov 15 2007, 01:03 PM) I... Jan 14 2008, 02:09 AM Greg Hullender And in the "are we there yet" spirit, I ... Jan 14 2008, 06:08 PM Planet X UPDATE! On 01/21/2008, at 05:10:15 UTC, the NH... Jan 21 2008, 02:12 PM SpaceListener As I see that New Horizons is decreasing its speed... Jan 21 2008, 02:57 PM Greg Hullender QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jan 21 2008, 06:57... Jan 21 2008, 04:49 PM MahFL QUOTE (SpaceListener @ Jan 21 2008, 02:57... Jan 21 2008, 06:36 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (MahFL @ Jan 21 2008, 06:36 PM) I t... Jan 21 2008, 10:16 PM ugordan QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Jan 21 2008, 11:16 PM... Jan 21 2008, 10:27 PM MahFL QUOTE (ugordan @ Jan 21 2008, 10:27 PM) R... Jan 22 2008, 06:51 PM Planet X UPDATE! On 03/28/2008, at 16:30:15 UTC, the NH... Mar 29 2008, 08:46 PM SpaceListener NH will arrive very soon Saturn's orbit and it... Mar 30 2008, 01:07 AM Greg Hullender According to the NH website, "New Horizons... Mar 30 2008, 08:28 PM Alan Stern These planet orbit crossings are based on whatever... Mar 30 2008, 08:47 PM dmuller I have received a question about the definition of... Jun 5 2008, 11:47 PM nprev Rather remarkable coincidences indeed, Alan! C... Mar 31 2008, 12:17 AM SpaceListener Alan, good comments! These will help us to fee... Mar 31 2008, 02:47 PM edstrick "...These planet orbit crossings are based on... Apr 1 2008, 06:12 AM Alan Stern All-- Today we are 810 days from launch and 405 da... Apr 8 2008, 09:51 PM MahFL 25 % sounds good, until you realize you have 3 mor... Apr 10 2008, 02:43 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (MahFL @ Apr 10 2008, 06:43 AM) 25 ... Apr 10 2008, 02:56 PM Spirit Are my calculations correct that within 42-43 days... Apr 14 2008, 01:51 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (Spirit @ Apr 14 2008, 02:51 PM) Ar... Apr 14 2008, 03:31 PM DFinfrock I believe that Hew Horizons is supposed to be the ... Apr 15 2008, 01:37 AM elakdawalla Hi David, the idea that New Horizons will outstrip... Apr 15 2008, 03:16 AM Greg Hullender It's also worth pointing out that, in terms of... Apr 15 2008, 05:00 AM mchan The two Helios approached closer to the Sun than M... Apr 15 2008, 06:44 AM TritonAntares QUOTE (mchan @ Apr 15 2008, 07:44 AM) The... Apr 15 2008, 10:45 PM Spirit I think it's better to ask:
"What was th... Apr 15 2008, 01:54 PM dmuller Atanas, the following web-page and graph would giv... Apr 18 2008, 09:48 AM Spirit QUOTE (dmuller @ Apr 18 2008, 11:48 AM) w... Apr 19 2008, 04:11 PM Greg Hullender The hyperbloic excess is the "speed at infini... Apr 19 2008, 04:34 PM dmuller QUOTE (infocat13 @ Nov 13 2007, 12:28 PM)... Apr 19 2008, 06:13 AM dmuller Without doing calculations, just checking the inte... Apr 19 2008, 11:26 PM dmuller And now with calculations, using
(1) a = semi-majo... Apr 20 2008, 12:09 AM mrabcx As NH is about to pass the orbit of Saturn: if Sat... Apr 23 2008, 06:55 AM JRehling QUOTE (mrabcx @ Apr 22 2008, 11:55 PM) As... Apr 29 2008, 09:40 PM dmuller QUOTE (Alan Stern @ Apr 30 2008, 05:14 AM... Apr 30 2008, 12:33 AM dmuller 2600 days and 3.5 billion km to go to the Pluto en... May 31 2008, 11:13 AM Alan Stern http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/news_center/news/052908.ht... May 31 2008, 12:01 PM Planet X UPDATE! On 06/04/2008, at 18:05:25 UTC, the NH... Jun 4 2008, 07:09 PM dmuller I have rushed a beta-release of the New Horizons r... Jun 5 2008, 01:46 AM MizarKey I really like your countdown timers, very nice wor... Jun 5 2008, 04:43 AM dmuller Saturn Orbit Crossing: I have analyzed the JPL... Jun 5 2008, 10:48 AM mps QUOTE (dmuller @ Jun 6 2008, 02:47 AM) Th... Jun 6 2008, 06:09 AM dmuller QUOTE (mps @ Jun 6 2008, 04:09 PM) ... Jun 6 2008, 06:39 AM Alan Stern UMSFers-- As of last week, New Horizons is Twitter... Jul 26 2008, 03:05 PM jamescanvin Thanks Alan, I'm following.
Here's a d... Jul 26 2008, 04:28 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (jamescanvin @ Jul 26 2008, 05:28 P... Jul 26 2008, 05:06 PM ElkGroveDan I'm in now too! Jul 26 2008, 05:10 PM ugordan In, too! Can't help but wonder though - wh... Jul 26 2008, 05:14 PM climber Argh! I was able to sign for Phoenix & LRO... Jul 26 2008, 08:22 PM nprev Caveman question, here...what the hell does Twitte... Jul 26 2008, 08:31 PM Del Palmer Nick, I have the same question. At first I though... Jul 26 2008, 09:55 PM TheChemist Del, it is exactly as you say.
A Twitter user can... Jul 26 2008, 10:24 PM Alan Stern QUOTE (TheChemist @ Jul 26 2008, 11:24 PM... Jul 26 2008, 10:44 PM nprev Thanks, TC & Alan; me & Del thank you... Jul 28 2008, 03:39 AM Planet X UPDATE! On 08/12/2008, at 12:10:40 UTC, the NH... Aug 12 2008, 10:04 PM Alan Stern Latest NH Twitter Teet, posted today at http://twi... Aug 20 2008, 12:19 PM Ken90000 Thanks for the update, Alan. It is always nice to... Aug 20 2008, 09:27 PM cawest well 1 billion km from Jupiter and going Sep 17 2008, 04:07 AM Vultur Wow, already? Awesome! Sep 17 2008, 05:39 AM cawest 1.939 billion km travelled Oct 18 2008, 06:46 PM ElkGroveDan QUOTE (cawest @ Oct 18 2008, 11:46 AM) 1.... Oct 18 2008, 06:50 PM |
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