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Lucy Trojan asteroid mission spacecraft

Lucy is NASA's interplanetary spacecraft for a sequence of main-belt and Jupiter Trojan asteroid flybys that study primitive bodies and the origins of the solar system.

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Family Name
Lucy
Full Name
Lucy Trojan asteroid mission spacecraft
Roles
interplanetary_probeflyby
Status
active
Type
spacecraft

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Description
Lucy is NASA's interplanetary spacecraft for a sequence of main-belt and Jupiter Trojan asteroid flybys that study primitive bodies and the origins of the solar system.
First Flight Year
2,021
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Operator
Spacecraft Specs
Launch Mass Kg
1,500
Reusability
expendable

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Creation Time
July 31, 2026 at 22:00:49 UTC
Updated Time
July 31, 2026 at 22:00:49 UTC

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