Galileo orbiter

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkb:University_of_California
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:communicationEquipment X-band
gptkbp:dataUsage over 14 gigabits
gptkbp:historicalLegacy enhanced understanding of gas giants
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Galileo orbiter
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Plasma_Wave_Instrument
gptkb:Solid_State_Imaging_Camera
Magnetometer
Thermal Emission Spectrometer
Dust Detector
Near Infrared Mapping Spectrometer
Radio_Science_Subsystem
gptkbp:launchDate October 18, 1989
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:mission orbiter
polar orbit
gptkbp:notableEvent first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter
gptkbp:operationalStatus 14 years
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission study_Jupiter_and_its_moons
gptkbp:secondaryMission September 21, 2003
gptkbp:sequel Jupiter's_orbit
gptkbp:significantEvent discovered active volcanism on Io
discovered_rings_around_Jupiter
mapped_Jupiter's_atmosphere
provided_evidence_of_subsurface_ocean_on_Europa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Juno
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:Jupiter
gptkbp:type spectroscopy
imagery
temperature data
geological data
oceanographic data
magnetometry
magnetic field data
topographic data
plasma measurements
volcanic activity data
solar wind interaction data
radiation data
composition data
density data
dust measurements
exosphere data
ionosphere data
magnetosphere data
moons' atmosphere data
moons' composition data
moons' geological activity data
moons' geology data
moons' magnetic field data
moons' oceanographic data
moons' surface features data
moons' thermal data
moons' volcanic activity data
radiation belts data
radio science data
surface features data
thermal measurements
atmospheric_data
atmospheric_dynamics_data
gptkbp:weight 2,500 kg