What are the new horizons?
New horizons is the first space probe sent to direct observation of the cold dwarf planet Pluto and its moon Charon, Hydra and Nix. Pluto is an object of the Kuiper belt, a member of the diffusion asteroid belt behind the orbit of the Neptune, which also includes the dwarf planet Eris. Depending on what scientists decide, the years of other Kuiper belts could also approve.
New horizons was launched on January 19, 2006. Jupiter passed 28 February 2007 and is expected to arrive at Pluto in July 2015. Pluto's eccentric orbit will insert it between 30 to 49 AUS (land-sun distances) from the Sun. For comparison, Jupiter is only about 5.5 AUS from the Sun. When the new horizons go through Pluto, it will continue from the solar system at escape speed, become the fifth vessel that does so on pioneer 10, pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. programy discovery, but less than the flagship like the launch of the moon. Another upcoming border mission is Juno, an orbiter to be sent to Jupiter's magnetic field and atmospheric composition.
When it was launched, New Horizons took only nine hours to pass through the lunar orbit. With a speed of a relative land of 16.21 km/s (36,260 mph), when its last phase turned off, the New Horizons were the fastest launch of the spacecraft so far. Using the assistance of Jupiter Gravity, the spacecraft was accelerated by a 4 km/s factor (8,947 mph) and sent to the trajectory tilted 2.5 degrees to the ecliptic. This is necessary, because Pluto's eccentric orbits sometimes give it significantly above ecliptic, unlike the real planets of the solar system.
on 21. September 2006 The first paintings of Pluto were taken by New Horizon with a long range of exploration imager (Lorri). These images are EsseNCIAL, because navigation on remote objects of the Kuiper belts requires great accuracy and adequate information. In 2011, New Horizons will go through Uranus or Neptune in 2014. In 2015, if everything goes according to plan, new horizons will fly up to 10,000 km (6,200 miles) Pluto and 27,000 km (16,800 miles) of its biggest month Charon.