2010 in Spaceflight - Deep Space Rendezvous

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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