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Uranus Orbiter and Probe

Spacecraft
The Uranus Orbiter and Probe is an orbiter mission concept to study Uranus and its moons. The orbiter would also deploy an atmospheric probe to characterize Uranus's atmosphere. The concept is being developed as a potential large strategic science... Wikipedia
Launch date: not earlier than 2031
Launch mass: 7,235 kg (15,950 lb)
Mission duration: Cruise: 13.4 years; Science phase: 4.5 years
Operator: NASA
Payload mass: 60.5 kg (133 lb) plus 19.7 kg (43 lb) atmospheric probe
Power: 735 W (0.986 hp) from 3 Mod1 Next-Generation Radioisotope thermoelectric generators
Rocket: Falcon Heavy Expendable (proposed)