Clementine spacecraft

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analysis collaborative effort
gptkbp:collaboration involved multiple countries
gptkbp:communication_system X-band
gptkbp:community NASA and US Navy scientists
gptkbp:control_system autonomous
gptkbp:coverage entire lunar surface
gptkbp:data_return high-resolution images
topographic maps
mineral maps
gptkbp:data_transmission radio signals
gptkbp:design 6 months
gptkbp:end_date May 1994
gptkbp:funding NASA budget
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Clementine spacecraft
gptkbp:instruments gptkb:camera
gptkb:Dunmer
gptkbp:launch_date January 25, 1994
gptkbp:launch_mass 600 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Titan_II
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy influenced lunar exploration strategies
gptkbp:mission successful
ongoing research
years of preparation
lunar flyby
71 days
lunar orbit insertion
gptkbp:mission_duration 71 days
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:Moon
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Hohmann_transfer_orbit
gptkbp:objective mapping the Moon
gptkbp:operated_by US Naval Research Laboratory
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbit_type lunar orbit
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 90 degrees
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:project Dr. William J. Mc Clure
gptkbp:publications numerous peer-reviewed papers
gptkbp:resolution 10 meters
gptkbp:scientific_goals understanding lunar geology
investigating lunar polar regions
assessing lunar resources
mapping lunar surface composition
studying lunar topography
gptkbp:significance provided data for future lunar missions
discovered water ice at the lunar poles
first spacecraft to map the Moon in 3 D
gptkbp:status lost contact
gptkbp:storage over 1 million images
solid-state recorder
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
gptkbp:weight 600 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mare_Serenitatis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5