Proposed Chinese Neptune Orbiter |
Proposed Chinese Neptune Orbiter |
Jun 30 2022, 01:27 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: 20-April 05 Member No.: 291 |
The Planetary Society reports that senior industry and academic figures in China are proposing a nuclear fission powered Neptune Orbiter mission. Basic details of the proposal:
-Launch in 2030 on Long March 5 -Arrival in 2040, after assist by Jupiter -Polar orbit around Neptune -3000 kg main spacecraft -Powered by 10 kWe Nuclear Fission Reactor -4 microsatellites with targets of Neptune (atmosphere), Triton, and possibly targets en-route (centaur or asteroid) -Science objectives include global remote sensing and studying Neptune’s internal structure, atmospheric composition and motion characteristics, the magnetic field, the solar wind, and the planet’s moons and ring system. |
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Jun 30 2022, 01:37 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1592 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
- Electric propulsion (to answer part of: what are they going to do with all those watts?)
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