1
3
2
Time taken for journey:
9 years
Speed of probe:
34,000mph
Distance
travelled by New Horizons
probe:
3bn miless
Dish
antenna
3 | Jun 2008
Crosses orbit
of Saturn
2 | Feb 2007
Slingshot effect of
Jupiter adds 9,000mph
to its speed
1 | Jan 2006
Launch
Distances not to scale
Jupiter
Sun
Jul 14, 2015
Closest approach to Pluto -
7,800 miles at 12.49pm BST
Pluto
New Horizons probe
Ultraviolet
imaging
spectrometer
Long range
telescopic
camera
3 | Jun 2008
Crosses orbit
of Saturn
2 | Feb 2007
Slingshot effect
of Jupiter adds 9,000mph
to its speed
3
2
1
Dish
antenna
Time taken for
journey:
9 years
Speed of probe:
34,000mph
Distance
travelled by New Horizons
probe:
3bn miles
1 | Jan 2006
Launch
Distances not to scale
Jupiter
Sun
Jul 14, 2015
Closest approach to Pluto -
7,800 miles at 12.49pm BST
Pluto
New Horizons probe
Ultraviolet
imaging
spectrometer
Long range
telescopic
camera
3
2
1
Dish
antenna
Time taken for
journey:
9 years
Speed of probe:
34,000mph
Distance travelled
by New Horizons
probe:
3bn miles
3 | Jun 2008
Crosses orbit
of Saturn
2 | Feb 2007
Slingshot effect
of Jupiter adds 9,000mph
to its speed
1 | Jan 2006
Launch
Distances not to scale
Jupiter
Sun
Jul 14, 2015
Closest approach to Pluto -
7,800 miles at 12.49pm BST
Pluto
New Horizons probe
Thermoelectric
generator
Ultraviolet
imaging
spectrometer
analyzes atmosphere
Long range
telescopic
camera
Pluto’s orbit is
inclined 17.1 degrees
to orbit of Earth
Jul 14, 2015
Closest approach
to Pluto - 7,800 miles
at 12.49pm BST
Time taken for
journey:
9 years
Speed of probe:
34,000mph
Distance travelled
by New Horizons
probe:
3bn miles
5 | Aug 2014
Crosses orbit
of Neptune
4 | Mar 2011
Crosses orbit
of Uranus
3 | Jun 2008
Crosses orbit
of Saturn
2 | Feb 2007
Slingshot effect
of Jupiter adds 9,000mph
to its speed
1 | Jan 2006
Launch
Distances not to scale
Jupiter
Sun
Pluto
5
4
3
2
1
New Horizons probe
Dish antenna Ð
signals take 4 hours
to reach probe
Thermoelectric
generator
Ultraviolet
imaging
spectrometer
analyzes atmosphere
Long range
telescopic
camera