Psyche Program
NASA Psyche is an active Discovery mission to study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The orbiter launched on October 13, 2023, used a Mars gravity assist in 2026, and is scheduled to arrive at asteroid Psyche in 2029.
Identity
- Aliases
- PsychePsyche mission
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Psyche Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationscienceresearch
Details
- Description
- NASA Psyche is an active Discovery mission to study the metal-rich asteroid Psyche in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. The orbiter launched on October 13, 2023, used a Mars gravity assist in 2026, and is scheduled to arrive at asteroid Psyche in 2029.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2023-10-13
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:44:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:44:01 UTC