Hera Mission
Hera is ESA's active planetary-defence mission to the Didymos-Dimorphos binary asteroid. The main spacecraft and its Milani and Juventas CubeSats will investigate the aftermath of NASA's DART impact, measure Dimorphos's mass and composition, probe its interior, and demonstrate autonomous operations around a small body.
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Identity
- Aliases
- ESA HeraHera asteroid mission
- Name
- Hera Mission
- Status
- active
Details
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- Description
- Hera is ESA's active planetary-defence mission to the Didymos-Dimorphos binary asteroid. The main spacecraft and its Milani and Juventas CubeSats will investigate the aftermath of NASA's DART impact, measure Dimorphos's mass and composition, probe its interior, and demonstrate autonomous operations around a small body.
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- Successfully launched on a direct interplanetary departure trajectory and established communications
- Program
- ESA Space Safety
- Start Date
- 2024-10-07
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 20, 2026 at 08:56:03 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 20, 2026 at 08:56:03 UTC
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