ESA Planetary Defense Mission – “Hera” Launched on Asteroid

Asteroids from All is not more than a few hours out of time for man, nor for the years. Was in Hollywood blockbusters with “Armageddon” action-packed science fiction war, which possibly became possible.

The European mission “Hera” is a Greek mission that will be launched in October.

Asteroid impact

“Hera” was the first that the probe “Dart” of the US-Raumfahrtagentur Nasa had shot at Dimorphos, the smaller part of a double asteroid, aimed hat. Who sees the round 160 meter long Brocken now? How is a crater, what is deformed? How heavy is there?

Beitrag zur Planetenvereidigung

“These questions were answered “Hera”, said asteroid expert Detlef Koschny, professor for Lunar and Planetary Exploration at the Technical University of Munich. The mission is an important step towards the theme planet distribution.

The railway changed at the same time

“Dart” (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) started in November 2021 and in September 2022 with a wind speed of 6.6 kilometers for following the Asteroid force. The Einschlag changed with the Umlaufbahn von Dimorphos – an art world of the larger Asteroids Didymos.

Protect against asteroids

“Hell, it’s going to happen that the Bahn will eventually get to Collision Course before Asteroids can be changed,” Koschny said. “When we fly into a new world of humanity, toward power, one of the planetoids will become a NASA asteroid.

Wappnen gegen die great Gefahr

Who sees large Asteroids, will see a greater part of the development of Planets. So gilded a Hit for 66 million years as the main responsible for the Extinction of Dinosaurs.

“Hera” was launched in October

It is only possible to use wool Nasa and Esa if they are armed. “Hera” was launched on October 7 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and started a Falcon-9 rocket with private space tunnel operators SpaceX. 26 months later the space probe will begin with the scientific investigation.

Mission aus Darmstadt gesteuert

“We’re going to Monaten sometime,” said Simon Plum, the leader of the Esa control center, who started. “If it’s a good road and a clear view, it will be possible.” Vom Kontrollzentrum in Darmstadt with most of the Esa missions in “Hera” gesteuert.

Various measuring instruments

“Hera” has a room with laser and radar based Messsysteme and Bord verschied, which generates a small satellite, CubeSats, of one of the countries he is looking for. Damit sollen die Ausmaße des Einschlagskraters sowie Masse and Dichte, Oberfläche, mineralische Zusammensetzung and Struktur von Dimorphos unteruchted.

Nächste Mission schon in Vorbereitung

ESA’s Weltraumsicherheit programme in Darmstadt is preparing a new Asteroid mission: “Ramses” (Rapid Apophis Mission for Space Safety) in 2029 using Asteroids Apophis during its previous mission.

Vorbeiflug von Asteroid und Erde

Der Brocken with a size of beef 375 meters will be delivered after 13. April 2029 in an Entfernung von nur 32.000 Kilometers an der Erde vorbeifliegen. That is in Weltall-Maßstäben sehr nah – der Mond ist im Mittel etwa 380.000 Kilometer von der Erde entfernt.

Einschlag has a superior sequence

There is a blow of an Asteroiden that is getting bigger on the Earth experts that will have catastrophic consequences. For comparison: In February 2013 a 20 meter larger asteroid exploded above the million city Tscheljabinsk. During the pressure wave 1,500 people injured, most through shattered window glass.