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Using a large suite of n-body simulations, we explore the discovery space fornew satellites in the Pluto-Charon system. For the adopted masses and orbits ofthe known satellites, there are few stable prograde or polar orbits withsemimajor axes $a \lesssim 1.1~a_H$, where $a_H$ is the semimajor axis of theoutermost moon Hydra. Small moons with radii $r \lesssim$ 2 km and $a \lesssim1.1~a_H$ are ejected on time scales ranging from several yr to more than 10Myr. Orbits with $a \gtrsim 1.1~a_H$ are stable on time scales exceeding 100Myr. Near-IR and mid-IR imaging with JWST and ground-based occultationcampaigns with 2-3-m class telescopes can detect 1-2 km satellites outside theorbit of Hydra. Searches for these moons enable new constraints on the massesof the known satellites and on theories for circumbinary satellite formation.

A Pluto-Charon Sonata: The Dynamical Architecture of the Circumbinary Satellite System