Magellan mission to Venus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Magellan_mission_to_Venus
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deorbitDate 1994-10-13
gptkbp:discoveredBy surface composition data
detailed global map of Venus
evidence of volcanic and tectonic activity
topographic data of Venus
gptkbp:endDate 1994-10-13
gptkbp:firstRadarMapping 1990-09-15
gptkbp:goal map the surface of Venus using radar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Magellan mission to Venus
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:bar
gptkb:radar
gptkb:Synthetic_Aperture_Radar_(SAR)
gptkbp:lastRadarMapping 1994-10-13
gptkbp:launchDate 1989-05-04
gptkbp:launchMass 1035 kg
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Space_Shuttle_Atlantis_(STS-30)
gptkbp:missionType planetary science
orbiter
gptkbp:namedAfter Ferdinand Magellan
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Douglas_Griffith
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Magellan
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate 1990-08-10
gptkbp:orbitType 3.26 hours
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:R._Stephen_Saunders
gptkbp:spacecraft unmanned
gptkbp:status mission completed
gptkbp:target gptkb:Venus
gptkbp:website https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/magellan
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Steve_Squyres
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5