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Dragonfly Program

NASA Dragonfly is a planned New Frontiers mission that will send a relocatable rotorcraft lander to Saturns moon Titan. It will fly between multiple sites to study Titan geology, atmosphere, and prebiotic chemistry; the current mission page lists a launch no earlier than July 2028 and arrival in late 2034. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory leads the mission for NASA.

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DragonflyDragonfly mission
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spaceflight
Name
Dragonfly Program
Status
planned
Types
explorationscienceresearchdevelopment

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Description
NASA Dragonfly is a planned New Frontiers mission that will send a relocatable rotorcraft lander to Saturns moon Titan. It will fly between multiple sites to study Titan geology, atmosphere, and prebiotic chemistry; the current mission page lists a launch no earlier than July 2028 and arrival in late 2034. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory leads the mission for NASA.
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Start Date
2028-07-01

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August 13, 2026 at 12:58:51 UTC
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August 13, 2026 at 12:58:51 UTC

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