Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Near_Earth_Asteroid_Rendezvous_–_Shoemaker
GPTKB entity
Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:NEAR_Shoemaker
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration 5 years
gptkbp:endDate 2001-02-28
gptkbp:firstLandingOnAsteroid true
gptkbp:goal study the physical and chemical properties of asteroids
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:laser
gptkb:spectrometer
gptkb:magnetometer
radio science experiment
imaging camera
X-ray/gamma-ray spectrometer
gptkbp:landingDate 2001-02-12
gptkbp:launchDate 1996-02-17
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkbp:missionType asteroid study
gptkbp:namedAfter Eugene Shoemaker
gptkbp:notableAchievement first spacecraft to land on an asteroid
first spacecraft to orbit an asteroid
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate 2000-02-14
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Discovery_Program
gptkbp:status mission complete
gptkbp:target gptkb:433_Eros
gptkb:253_Mathilde
gptkbp:website https://near.jhuapl.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NEAR_Shoemaker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous – Shoemaker