The American Dawn probe is taking off on a Delta 2 spacecraft bound for Vesta and Ceres, which it will reach in 2011 and 2015 respectively. It is carrying 247 kg of xenon for electric ion propulsion to reach Vesta and another 112 kg for Ceres.
The American Dawn probe is taking off on a Delta 2 spacecraft bound for Vesta and Ceres, which it will reach in 2011 and 2015 respectively. It is carrying 247 kg of xenon for electric ion propulsion to reach Vesta and another 112 kg for Ceres.