Kahibah Public School
.... New Horizons Mission 2006 ....
Pluto

 

 

 

 
On 2005-02-23, the name of the school was listed in a database that was to be burned onto a CD. The CD will be included on the spacecraft that will travel to Pluto and beyond. A participation certificate was issued to the school, as shown below.
Mission Participation Certificate dated 2005-02-23 [#1889 out of 428484] was issued to the school (JHU)

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Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex (NASA) (NASA DSN)

Wikipedia (New Horizons) (Pluto)

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Launch Date 2006-01-19 19:00:00.221 UTC
Jupiter gravity assist 2007-02-28 05:41:00 UTC
Saturn Orbit Crossed 2008-06-08 10:10:00 UTC
Uranus Orbit Crossing 2011-03-18 UTC
Neptune Orbit Crossing 2014-08-24 UTC
Pluto Encounter 2015-07-14 11:47:00 UTC
Charon Encounter 2015-07-14 12:01:00 UTC
KBO Encounter Start 2016
KBO Encounter End 2020
NH leaves solar system 2029

New Horizons was launched by a Atlas V vehicle from pad 41 Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Florida.

Our previous space missions were
Mars - Mer-A & Mer-B
Deep Impact

Our next space mission is Phoenix

Atlas V Launch Vehicle

The Atlas V is an expendable launch, medium-lift vehicle.

The first Atlas V was successfully launched 1989-02-14, at Cape Canaveral. There are two primary versions of the Atlas V (400 and 500 series).

Specifications
Primary Function: Space lift vehicle
Launch Sites: Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.; Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg AFB, Calif.
Builder: Boeing Company, Expendable Launch Systems
Thrust (at liftoff) : 3,820,000 Newtons
Height: 59.700 metres
Diameter: Fairing - 5.00 metres , Core - 3.81 metres
Weight: 333,298 kg

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