launched fromUSA

New Horizons

Name: New Horizons
Start: 2006-01-19T19:00:00Z
Location: Canaveral

Success

JAN 19200619:00:00 UTC

Maiden flight of Atlas V 551, first spacecraft to visit Pluto and explored the Kuiper belt. First spacecraft launched directly to Sun-escape velocity

LIFTOFF

JAN 19 2006

19:00:00 UTC

Success

launched fromSLC-41Canaveral

aboardAtlas V 551intoOther

Payload

Pluto flyby