Deep Space Rendezvous
Date | Spacecraft | Event | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
12 January | Cassini | 65th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,073 kilometres (667 mi) |
28 January | Cassini | 66th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,490 kilometres (4,650 mi) |
31 January | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 11,992 kilometres (7,451 mi) at 08:13 UTC |
1 February | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 69,222 kilometres (43,013 mi) at 14:44 UTC |
13 February | Artemis P1 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 2,958 kilometres (1,838 mi) at 10:06 UTC |
13 February | Cassini | Flyby of Mimas | Closest approach: 9,520 kilometres (5,920 mi) |
16 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 991 kilometres (616 mi) |
22 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 574 kilometres (357 mi) |
25 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 398 kilometres (247 mi) |
28 February | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 226 kilometres (140 mi) |
1 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 68,036 kilometres (42,276 mi) at 04:11 UTC |
2 March | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Rhea | Closest approach: 100 kilometres (62 mi) |
3 March | Cassini | Flyby of Helene | Closest approach: 1,803 kilometres (1,120 mi) |
3 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 67 kilometres (42 mi) |
7 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 107 kilometres (66 mi) |
10 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 286 kilometres (178 mi) |
13 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 476 kilometres (296 mi) |
16 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 662 kilometres (411 mi) |
19 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 848 kilometres (527 mi) |
23 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,341 kilometres (833 mi) |
26 March | Mars Express | Flyby of Phobos | Closest approach: 1,304 kilometres (810 mi) |
28 March | Artemis P2 | Lunar flyby | Closest approach: 9,366 kilometres (5,820 mi) at 07:34 UTC |
5 April | Cassini | 67th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 7,462 kilometres (4,637 mi) |
7 April | Cassini | 2nd flyby of Dione | Closest approach: 504 kilometres (313 mi) |
28 April | Cassini | 9th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 103 kilometres (64 mi) |
18 May | Cassini | 10th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 201 kilometres (125 mi) |
20 May | Cassini | 68th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) |
5 June | Cassini | 69th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 2,044 kilometres (1,270 mi) |
13 June | Hayabusa | Earth reentry | Sample canister successful recovered |
21 June | Cassini | 70th flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 955 kilometres (593 mi) |
7 July | Cassini | 71st flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 1,005 kilometres (624 mi) |
10 July | Rosetta | Flyby of 21 Lutetia | Closest approach: 3,100 kilometres (1,900 mi) |
13 August | Cassini | 11th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 2,554 kilometres (1,587 mi) |
25 August | Artemis P1 | LL2 orbit insertion | |
24 September | Cassini | 72nd flyby of Titan | Closest approach: 8,175 kilometres (5,080 mi) |
6 October | Chang'e 2 | Lunar orbit insertion | |
16 October | Cassini | Flyby of Pallene | Closest approach: 36,000 kilometres (22,000 mi) |
22 October | Artemis P2 | LL1 orbit insertion | |
4 November | Deep Impact | Flyby of Hartley 2 | Closest approach: 700 kilometres (430 mi) |
11 November | Cassini | 73rd flyby of Titan | |
30 November | Cassini | 12th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 47.9 kilometres (29.8 mi) |
7 December | Akatsuki | 1st flyby of Venus | Cytherocentric orbit insertion failure Closest approach: 550 kilometres (340 mi) |
8 December | IKAROS | Flyby of Venus | Closest approach: 80,800 kilometres (50,200 mi) |
21 December | Cassini | 13th flyby of Enceladus | Closest approach: 50 kilometres (31 mi) |
December | Shin'en | Flyby of Venus | not confirmed. |
- Distant, non-targeted flybys of Dione, Enceladus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan by Cassini will occur throughout the first half of the year.
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