Magellan (spacecraft)

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
Venus orbiter
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1989-033B
gptkbp:deorbitDate Venus atmosphere
gptkbp:destroyedBy 1994-10-13
gptkbp:duration 4 years, 2 months, 9 days
gptkbp:endDate 1994-10-13
gptkbp:enteredService 1989-08-10
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Venus_Express
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magellan (spacecraft)
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:radar
gptkbp:launchDate 1989-05-04
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Kennedy_Space_Center_LC-39B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Martin_Marietta
gptkbp:mass 1035 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
orbiter
gptkbp:namedAfter Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:notableAchievement first interplanetary mission launched from Space Shuttle
first spacecraft to image entire surface of Venus
first spacecraft to use aerobraking at another planet
gptkbp:objective map surface of Venus
analyze Venusian gravity field
study Venusian topography
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate 1990-08-10
gptkbp:powers 1200 watts
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Pioneer_Venus_Orbiter
gptkbp:program gptkb:NASA_Discovery_Program
gptkbp:status deorbited
gptkbp:target gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6