New Horizons
LocationKuiper Belt
Year2006
Size2.5 m diameter
TypePlanetary probe
About New Horizons
The first spacecraft to visit Pluto. Flew past Pluto in July 2015. Reached Ultima Thule in January 2019, the most distant object ever visited. Travels at 58,536 km/h, the fastest spacecraft to leave Earth. Radio signals take over 6 hours to reach it.
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