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The Uranus Orbiter and Probe is the current name for a concept in development for a mission to Uranus to be launch in the early 2030s, to place a probe in orbit and send a companion probe into the atmosphere. That general launch time takes advantage of a launch window for using a Jupiter gravity assist, a particular window that won't recur for more than a decade. Suggested orbiter instruments:
Suggested atmosphere probe instruments:
The only previous spacecraft to visit Uranus was a 1986 flyby by Voyager 2.