NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:budget $330 million
gptkbp:collaboration gptkb:European_Space_Agency
global observatories
gptkbp:collaborations with international space agencies
gptkbp:collection observations from ground-based telescopes
gptkbp:community planetary scientists
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
gptkbp:community_outreach engagement with schools and communities
gptkbp:events September 26, 2022
historic event
gptkbp:funding NASA's budget allocation
gptkbp:future_prospects potential for future asteroid missions
gptkbp:goal test asteroid deflection techniques
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test
gptkbp:impact data for future missions
kinetic impactor
post-impact observations
6.6 km/s
via radar observations
advancement in asteroid impact mitigation research
gptkbp:impact_analysis_method photometric measurements
gptkbp:impact_confirmation_date September 2022
gptkbp:impact_event_date September 26, 2022
gptkbp:impact_target gptkb:Dimorphos
gptkbp:launch_date November 24, 2021
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Space_X_Falcon_9
gptkbp:legacy advancement in asteroid deflection strategies
gptkbp:mission gptkb:successful_deflection_of_Dimorphos
gptkb:Hera_mission
gptkb:NASA's_Planetary_Defense_Coordination_Office
enhance planetary defense capabilities
detailed reports and findings
improved understanding of asteroid dynamics
ongoing analysis of results
gptkbp:mission_duration approximately 1 year
planned for several years
gptkbp:mission_type planetary defense
gptkbp:notable_mission first test of planetary defense technology
gptkbp:objective measure change in orbit
gptkbp:operational_use gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbit_type gptkb:Didymos
gptkb:Dimorphos
gptkbp:orbital_period approximately 10 minutes
measured pre-and post-impact
via telescopic observations
gptkbp:outcome successful impact
gptkbp:project gptkb:2021-2022
gptkbp:provides_information_on open access to mission data
gptkbp:public_awareness increased awareness of asteroid threats
gptkbp:public_interest high
gptkbp:public_reaction positive
gptkbp:publication_year gptkb:2023
gptkbp:publications peer-reviewed articles
gptkbp:scientific_goals test and validate deflection techniques
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Light_Italian_Cube_Sat_for_Imaging_of_Asteroids_(LICIACube)
gptkb:DRACO_camera
gptkbp:status completed
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of kinetic impactor technology