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Trident (spacecraft)

Trident was a space mission concept to explore the outer planets proposed in 2019 to NASA's Discovery Program. The concept included flybys of Jupiter and Neptune with a focus on Neptune's largest moon Triton.

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Closest approach
28 October 2026 · 25 March 2027 · 7 February 2028 · 7 February 2031 · 28 June 2032
Distance
1.24 RJ or 88,650 km (55,080 mi)
Launch date
Proposed: 25 October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026)
Mission duration
13 years (planned)
Mission type
Reconnaissance, flyby of outer planets
Operator
NASA

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Trident (spacecraft)

Nodes31
Edges30
Triples11
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.064516
Components1

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Trident (spacecraft)

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Closest approach · 6
Trident (spacecraft) → 25 March 2027, 28 June 2032, 28 June 2038, 28 October 2026, 7 February 2028, 7 February 2031
Distance · 1
Trident (spacecraft) → 1.24 RJ or 88,650 km (55,080 mi)
Launch date · 1
Trident (spacecraft) → Proposed: 25 October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026)
Mission duration · 1
Trident (spacecraft) → 13 years (planned)
Mission type · 1
Trident (spacecraft) → Reconnaissance, flyby of outer planets
Operator · 1
Trident (spacecraft) → NASA

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trident triton jupiter concept would discovery neptune proposed mission program flyby surface moon nasa voyager nasa's selected venus io launch

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Trident (spacecraft)Closest approach28 October 20261.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Closest approach25 March 20271.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Closest approach7 February 20281.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Closest approach7 February 20311.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Closest approach28 June 20321.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Closest approach28 June 20381.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Distance1.24 RJ or 88,650 km (55,080 mi)1.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Launch dateProposed: 25 October 2025 (with a backup in October 2026)1.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Mission duration13 years (planned)1.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)Mission typeReconnaissance, flyby of outer planets1.00infobox
Trident (spacecraft)OperatorNASA1.00infobox

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