Psyche’s Mission Plan
NASA's Psyche spacecraft takes a spiral path to the asteroid Psyche, as depicted in this graphic that shows the path from above the plane of the planets, labeled with key milestones of the prime mission. The test periods for NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration are indicated with red dots.
This graphic has been updated to reflect a launch scheduled for October 2023.
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech