International Cometary Explorer (ICE)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Cometary_Explorer_(ICE)
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ICE
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:ICE
gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer-3
gptkbp:cometFlybyDate 1985-09-11
gptkbp:communication last contact in 1999
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1997-05-05
gptkbp:firstBook first spacecraft to visit a comet
gptkbp:heliocentricMission studied solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Cometary Explorer (ICE)
gptkbp:launchDate 1978-08-12
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-17A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_2914
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:mass 479 kg
gptkbp:mission gptkb:International_Sun-Earth_Explorer_program
gptkbp:missionType heliophysics
cometary science
gptkbp:notableEvent first spacecraft to be repurposed for a comet encounter
flew through tail of Comet Halley in 1986
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:powers 173 watts
gptkbp:reentryDate not applicable (still in solar orbit)
gptkbp:status inactive
gptkbp:targetComet gptkb:Comet_Giacobini-Zinner
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:ISEE-3_satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6