Galileo mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:collaborator gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory_(JPL)
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkb:European_Space_Agency_(ESA)
gptkbp:data_return over 14 gigabits
gptkbp:data_usage up to 1000 bits per second
gptkbp:end_date September 21, 2003
gptkbp:frequency X-band
gptkbp:historical_legacy influenced future missions to outer planets
enhanced understanding of gas giants
provided insights into planetary formation
contributed to the study of exoplanets
inspired further exploration of icy moons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galileo mission
gptkbp:launch_date October 18, 1989
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:launched gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:mission completed
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 14 years
gptkbp:notable_achievements first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter
discovered volcanic activity on Io
discovered evidence of subsurface ocean on Europa
provided detailed images of Jupiter's atmosphere
mapped the magnetic field of Jupiter
gptkbp:notable_work discovered new moons of Jupiter
Jupiter has a complex magnetic field
Jupiter's moons have diverse geological features
Jupiter's rings are faint and composed of dust particles
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a persistent anticyclonic storm
gptkbp:objective study Jupiter and its moons
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Jupiter
Jupiter's orbit
gptkbp:payload_capacity approximately 2,500 kg
gptkbp:power_source solar panels
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:Juno_mission
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Energetic_Particle_Detector_(EPD)
gptkb:Dust_Detector_System_(DDS)
gptkb:Near_Infrared_Mapping_Spectrometer_(NIMS)
gptkb:Photopolarimeter-Radiometer_(PPR)
gptkb:Solid_State_Imaging_(SSI)_camera
gptkb:Plasma_Wave_Instrument_(PWI)
gptkb:Radio_Science_Subsystem_(RSS)
Magnetometer (MAG)
gptkbp:spacecraft gptkb:Orbital
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ganymede
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5