Psyche Spacecraft, 2023 Cruise Configuration

24.76 m

Scale anchored to a reviewed measurement

Uniformly scaled by fully deployed solar-array span.

Psyche Spacecraft, 2023 Cruise Configuration

Psyche is NASA's active solar-electric spacecraft traveling to the metal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche, represented in its fully deployed cruise configuration after the 2023 launch. Both five-panel cross-shaped solar arrays, the central bus, antennas, DSOC package, and instrument booms are included. The full plan envelope is 24.76 × 7.34 m, while the bus with booms is about 4.9 m tall.

Dimensions

Height: 4.9 m
Length: 24.76 m
Width: 7.34 m
Weight: 2.75 t

Quick facts

Length with arrays: 24.76 m
Width: 7.34 m
Bus height with booms: 4.9 m
Launch mass: 2,747 kg
Launch: 13 October 2023

Psyche Spacecraft, 2023 Cruise Configuration · Size infographic

Psyche Spacecraft, 2023 Cruise Configuration: Size infographic · Height 4.9 m · Length 24.76 m · Width 7.34 m

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Sources and measurementDimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.33 References

Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.

Measurement basis

The top view uses the full deployed flight-system envelope documented by JPL and the mission university team.

References