Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety
ESA’s RAMSES is a developing planetary-defence spacecraft mission designed to rendezvous with asteroid 99942 Apophis before its exceptionally close April 2029 Earth flyby, then accompany and observe the asteroid through the encounter. ESA’s current plan requires a 2028 launch; this family record does not treat that planned launch as a completed flight.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RAMSES spacecraftRamses Apophis mission
- Family Name
- RAMSES
- Full Name
- Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety
- Roles
- interplanetary_proberesearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
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- Description
- ESA’s RAMSES is a developing planetary-defence spacecraft mission designed to rendezvous with asteroid 99942 Apophis before its exceptionally close April 2029 Earth flyby, then accompany and observe the asteroid through the encounter. ESA’s current plan requires a 2028 launch; this family record does not treat that planned launch as a completed flight.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:04:17 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 18:00:08 UTC