New Horizons
Success
JAN 19200619:00:00 UTCMaiden 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 200619:00:00 UTC
Success
launched from SLC-41 Canaveral
aboard Atlas V 551 into Heliocentric
Payload
New Horizons
Planetary exploration