Request NASA's Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP)

[MarkWatney2015]

NASA's still-unnamed Uranus Orbiter and Probe (UOP) concept was selected as the highest priority for the next Flagship-class mission according to the 2023-2032 Planetary Decadal Survey. As of 2023, it is planned to be launched from a Falcon Heavy around 2031 at the earliest, and will arrive at Uranus in 2044

NOTE: Renderings not mine

 

[barrygolden]

would love to see this in Orbiter

 

[MarkWatney2015]

This NASA document details the proposed specifications for UOP, from its launch mass, instruments, engines, propulsion system, power generator, and even preliminary trajectory:

Uranus Orbiter and Probe 2023–2032 Planetary Mission Concept Study (PDF)

Assuming a launch date of 20 June 2031 from a Falcon Heavy (Star-48B), the document details the following mission phases and their trajectories:

• Cruise Phase, pp. 53–56
• Uranus orbit phase, pp. 59–64
• Satellite flybys, pp. 65–76