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Preliminary spacecraft trajectories for 45 Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs) andPluto suitable for launch between 2025 and 2040 are presented. These 46 objectscomprise all objects with H magnitude < 4.0 or which have received a name fromthe International Astronomical Union as of May 2018. Using a custom Lambertsolver, trajectories are modeled after the New Horizons mission toPluto-Charon, which consisted of a fast launch with a Jupiter gravity assist.In addition to searching for Earth-Jupiter-KBO trajectories, Earth-Saturn-KBOtrajectories are examined, with the option to add on a flyby to either Uranusor Neptune. With a single Jupiter gravity assist, all 45 KBOs and Pluto can bereached within a 25 year maximum mission duration. A more limited number can bereached when non-Jupiter flybys are added, and the KBOs that can be reached viathese alternate routes are listed. In most cases, a single Jupiter flyby is themost efficient way to get to the Kuiper Belt, but the science return fromrevisiting Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune may add substantial value to a mission,so alternate flybys should be considered.

Return to the Kuiper Belt: launch opportunities from 2025 to 2040