NASA has a "New Horizons" spacecraft travelling to Pluto and it should arrive in about July 2015. What speed is it travelling at?
2006-12-12 06:44:59 · 13 answers · asked by tiggerdnepr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It is traveling at about 30,000 mph, but will get a push from Jupitor, and accelerate to 47,000 mph. The link to the site below has everything you ever need to know about it. I recommend checking it out.
2006-12-12 07:32:53 · answer #1 · answered by clone1973 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traveling to Pluto using the minimum amount of fuel would take longer than 30 years. NASA's Voyager mission demonstrated the advantages of using the gravity of the giant planets, particularly Jupiter, to "boost" a spacecraft and reduce travel times to the outer solar system. New Horizons, using a flyby of Jupiter in February 2007, will arrive at Pluto in 2015. The journey takes 9½ years.
Heliocentric Velocity. The current position graphic also notes the spacecraft's heliocentric velocity - its speed with respect to the Sun - in kilometers per second. One kilometer per second is equivalent to 0.62 miles per second, or 2,237 miles per hour.
2006-12-12 14:50:47 · answer #2 · answered by Joe S 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know the average speed of the vehicle but I know that the trip is about 5 billion kilometers as should take about 9 1/2 years. Guess you can work out the speed from those two numbers.
2006-12-12 14:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You cannot but marvel at the ability to send a spacecraft to Pluto, however what an anti-climax when it gets there - the furthest planet (I know that's debatable) - no sunlight, freezing cold. Worse than living in Scotland. ( I do!)
2006-12-12 15:26:02 · answer #4 · answered by Raymo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sounds cool
Try Searching the internet for info
or a news site
or a nasa site or somthing
Good luck
2006-12-12 14:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by Kimmy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
When launched, it starts off at speeds between 28,000 and 30,000 mph (48,000 km/h = 13.3 km/s -- Earth escape velocity is 11.2 km/s).
It will slow down as it "climbs" away from the Sun.
It will get a gravity assist from Jupiter, boosting its speed up to 47,000 mph (75,000 km/h = 20.89 km/s)
2006-12-12 14:55:22 · answer #6 · answered by Raymond 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After leaving Earth, it was slightly over 16 km/s, but it will pick up speed along the way by using other planetary gravity pulls.
2006-12-12 14:48:02 · answer #7 · answered by TankAnswer 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As of now, the speed is 20.51 kilometers per second. In English units that is 45,903 miles per hour.
2006-12-12 14:48:51 · answer #8 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
its max speed past jupiter will be 47000mph but only 28 to 30000 as it passes the moon
2006-12-12 14:48:24 · answer #9 · answered by sunnybums 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
impossible light sped would tak a year and we cant even go a 100th of that so ur a big fat liar it would take exactly 124.345395625834572036 years according to my speed calculator nasa.com
2006-12-12 14:47:58 · answer #10 · answered by Bubbles T 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋