NASA Deep Impact mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:endDate 2013-09-20
gptkbp:event 2005-07-04
gptkbp:extendedMission EPOXI
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label NASA Deep Impact mission
gptkbp:launchDate 2005-01-12
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Launch_Complex_17B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:mass 1020 kg (flyby) 372 kg (impactor)
gptkbp:missionType comet impactor
gptkbp:notableEvent first mission to impact a comet nucleus
gptkbp:objective study composition of comet nucleus
observe impact effects
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:principalInvestigator Michael A'Hearn
gptkbp:program gptkb:Discovery_Program
gptkbp:spacecraftComponents impactor
flyby spacecraft
gptkbp:status completed
gptkbp:target gptkb:Comet_Tempel_1
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/deepimpact/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SpaceDev
gptkb:Impactor_Targeting_Sensor_(ITS)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7