MESSENGER

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MErcury_Surface,_Space_ENvironment,_GEochemistry,_and_Ranging
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crashLocation gptkb:Mercury
2015-04-30
gptkbp:duration 10 years, 8 months, 28 days
gptkbp:endDate 2015-04-30
gptkbp:firstMercuryOrbitInsertion 2011-03-18
gptkbp:firstSpacecraftToOrbit gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:flyby gptkb:Earth
gptkb:Mercury
gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:goal study Mercury's chemical composition
study Mercury's core
study Mercury's exosphere
study Mercury's geology
study Mercury's magnetic field
study Mercury's polar deposits
study Mercury's surface features
study Mercury's tectonics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MESSENGER
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Energetic_Particle_and_Plasma_Spectrometer_(EPPS)
gptkb:Gamma-Ray_and_Neutron_Spectrometer_(GRNS)
gptkb:Mercury_Atmospheric_and_Surface_Composition_Spectrometer_(MASCS)
gptkb:Mercury_Dual_Imaging_System_(MDIS)
gptkb:Mercury_Laser_Altimeter_(MLA)
gptkb:Radio_Science_(RS)
gptkb:X-Ray_Spectrometer_(XRS)
gptkb:Magnetometer_(MAG)
gptkbp:launchDate 2004-08-03
gptkbp:launchMass 1107.9 kg
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925H
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkbp:massAtMercuryOrbitInsertion 487.9 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary
gptkbp:numberOfEarthFlybys 1
gptkbp:numberOfMercuryFlybys 3
gptkbp:numberOfVenusFlybys 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:Mercury
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:status mission complete
gptkbp:wasteType deorbited
gptkbp:website https://messenger.jhuapl.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mercury
gptkb:Mercury_MESSENGER_mission
gptkb:Discovery_Program
gptkb:Ερμής
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5