DART spacecraft

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:challenges navigating to a small target
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:NASA_and_ESA
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:communication gptkb:X-band_radio
gptkbp:community involved in analysis
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
gptkbp:control_system autonomous navigation
gptkbp:data_return scientific data on impact dynamics
gptkbp:data_transmission to Earth post-impact
gptkbp:design small spacecraft with solar panels
gptkbp:development_cost approximately $330 million
gptkbp:events first test of planetary defense
gptkbp:first_impact_date September 26, 2022
gptkbp:future_prospects for planetary defense missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DART spacecraft
gptkbp:impact enhanced understanding of asteroid dynamics
6.6 km/s
altered orbit of Dimorphos
by multiple observatories
confirmed orbital change
gptkbp:impact_target gptkb:Dimorphos
gptkbp:impacted_on September 26, 2022
gptkbp:is_designed_to test planetary defense
gptkbp:launch_date November 24, 2021
gptkbp:launch_mass approximately 610 kg
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:launched_in gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 610 kg
gptkbp:mission successful
ongoing research
deflect an asteroid
demonstrated feasibility of deflection
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 10 months
gptkbp:mission_type planetary defense
gptkbp:notable_mission advancement in asteroid deflection strategies
gptkbp:objective to test kinetic impactor technique
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbital_period 11.9 hours
by ground-based telescopes
measured before and after impact
gptkbp:post_impact_analysis monitoring of Dimorphos' orbit
gptkbp:power_source solar energy
gptkbp:public_interest high due to planetary defense relevance
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Light_Italian_Cube_Sat_for_Imaging_of_Asteroids_(LICIACube)
gptkb:DRACO_camera
gptkbp:successor HERA
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Didymos
gptkb:Dimorphos
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of kinetic impactor technology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:KSC_Launch_Complex_77
gptkb:Wallops_Flight_Facility
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4