Dawn III

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Operation_Dominic_VI
gptkbp:analysis ongoing by scientists worldwide
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:international_partners
gptkbp:communication gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
high-gain antenna
low-gain antenna
gptkbp:design gptkb:NASA's_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:has_achievements first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dawn III
gptkbp:impact contributed to planetary science
inspired future missions
enhanced understanding of protoplanets
gptkbp:instrument framing camera
gamma ray and neutron detector
visible and infrared spectrometer
ion and neutral mass spectrometer
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:observatory
gptkbp:launch_date September 27, 2007
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:legacy first spacecraft to use ion propulsion for deep space missions
provided insights into the building blocks of the solar system
gptkbp:mass 1,100 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
gptkb:NASA's_Science_Mission_Directorate
November 2018
$467 million
cruise phase
science phase
departure phase
gptkbp:mission_duration 11 years
gptkbp:notable_work evidence of water ice on Ceres
differentiated structure of Vesta
organic materials on Ceres
Ceres' bright spots
surface features of Vesta
gptkbp:operational_area 2007-2018
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:power_output ion propulsion system
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:provides_information_on over 30,000 images
gptkbp:scientific_goals study the early solar system
understand the formation of planets
investigate the geology of Vesta and Ceres
gptkbp:status currently in a stable orbit around Ceres