DART spacecraft

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:KSC_Launch_Complex_77
gptkb:Wallops_Flight_Facility
gptkbp:challenges navigating to a small target
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:NASA_and_ESA
gptkbp:communication gptkb:X-band_radio
to Earth post-impact
gptkbp:community involved in analysis
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
high due to planetary defense relevance
gptkbp:controls autonomous navigation
gptkbp:design small spacecraft with solar panels
gptkbp:developer approximately $330 million
gptkbp:events first test of planetary defense
gptkbp:exhibited_at kinetic impactor technology
gptkbp:future_plans for planetary defense missions
gptkbp:has_impact_on September 26, 2022
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label DART spacecraft
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Dimorphos
September 26, 2022
enhanced understanding of asteroid dynamics
6.6 km/s
altered orbit of Dimorphos
by multiple observatories
confirmed orbital change
monitoring of Dimorphos' orbit
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:DRACO_camera
Light Italian Cube Sat for Imaging of Asteroids (LICIA Cube)
gptkbp:is_designed_to test planetary defense
gptkbp:launch_date November 24, 2021
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:software
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:bird
approximately 610 kg
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 610 kg
gptkbp:mission successful
ongoing research
planetary defense
advancement in asteroid deflection strategies
deflect an asteroid
demonstrated feasibility of deflection
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 10 months
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:power_output solar energy
gptkbp:provides_information_on scientific data on impact dynamics
gptkbp:successor HERA
gptkbp:targets gptkb:Didymos
gptkb:Dimorphos