Dawn's Challenger

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jump_In!
gptkbp:communication gptkb:X-band_radio
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dawn's Challenger
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:visible_and_infrared_mapping_spectrometer
framing camera
gamma ray and neutron detector
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
gptkbp:launch_date September 27, 2007
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mass 1,100 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:spacecraft
November 2018
gptkbp:mission_duration 11 years
gptkbp:notable_work discovery of water ice on Ceres
detailed mapping of Vesta's surface
evidence of organic materials on Ceres
gptkbp:objective understand planetary formation
study the early solar system
investigate the geology of Vesta and Ceres
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:orbital_period 27 hours
gptkbp:power_output ion propulsion system
gptkbp:services first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
first spacecraft to visit Ceres
first spacecraft to visit Vesta