Hera deployment

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Hera mission was successfully deployed into interplanetary transfer orbit approximately one hour and sixteen minutes after being launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle rom Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 7 October 2024, at 14:52 UTC (10:52 EDT). Hera is expected to reach asteroid Dimorphos in December 2026. Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)/SpaceX #HeraMission