Dawn Project

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:project
gptkbp:analysis collaborative research
gptkbp:availability publicly accessible data archives
gptkbp:collaborations partnerships with universities
gptkbp:collaborator international space agencies
gptkbp:collection extensive surface mapping
gptkbp:communication_system gptkb:X-band_radio
gptkbp:community multinational team
gptkbp:community_engagement outreach programs
gptkbp:data_transmission scientific data
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:discovery evidence of water ice on Ceres
differentiated structure of Vesta
gptkbp:ended November 1, 2018
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA
NASA budget allocations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dawn Project
gptkbp:impact significant contributions to astronomy
influenced planetary science research
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Visible_and_Infrared_Spectrometer
gptkb:Gamma_Ray_and_Neutron_Detector
Framing Camera
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Air_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:launched September 27, 2007
gptkbp:legacy enhanced understanding of protoplanets
gptkbp:mission achieved all primary objectives
long-duration spaceflight
map the surface of Ceres
data collection ceased
final data transmission completed
map the surface of Vesta
gptkbp:mission_duration 2007-2018
11 years
gptkbp:mission_type gptkb:space_exploration
gptkbp:notable_achievements first spacecraft to orbit two extraterrestrial bodies
gptkbp:operational_status completed
gptkbp:orbit_type successful launch
gptkbp:orbital_altitude gravity assist maneuvers
complex trajectory
gptkbp:orbital_period varied during mission
gptkbp:payload_capacity 1,100 kg
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:publications numerous peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:scientific_goals understand planetary formation
study the early solar system
gptkbp:scientific_instruments spectrometers
detectors
advanced imaging systems
radiometers
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Orbital
decommissioned
ground-based operations
highly autonomous
gptkbp:targeted_asteroids gptkb:Vesta
gptkb:Ceres
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Black_Pearl_Resources
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6