New Horizons mission

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:aired_on July 14, 2015
gptkbp:analytics advanced imaging software
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:international_partners
with universities and research institutions
gptkbp:collection atmospheric composition of Pluto
moons of Pluto
surface geology of Pluto
gptkbp:community_engagement educational outreach programs
gptkbp:community_outreach held at various educational institutions
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired public interest in space exploration
gptkbp:data_transmission October 2016
gptkbp:data_usage up to 1 kilobit per second
gptkbp:distance over 4 billion kilometers
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 7,800 kilometers from Pluto's surface
gptkbp:encounter_date_with_arrokoth January 1, 2019
gptkbp:frequency Ka-band
gptkbp:funding approximately $700 million
gptkbp:group_size over 400 scientists and engineers
gptkbp:historical_legacy enhanced understanding of Kuiper Belt
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New Horizons mission
gptkbp:impact expanded knowledge of dwarf planets.
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Pluto
gptkbp:launch_site gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_551
gptkbp:launch_window gptkb:2006
gptkbp:launched January 19, 2006
gptkbp:mission ongoing
first spacecraft to visit Pluto
explore the outer solar system
influenced design of subsequent missions
long-distance communication delays
gptkbp:mission_duration over 15 years
gptkbp:notable_work atmospheric haze on Pluto
complex surface composition of Pluto
geological activity on Pluto
ice mountains on Pluto
possible subsurface ocean on Pluto
gptkbp:objective study Pluto and its moons
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:post-flyby_operations data analysis and interpretation
gptkbp:power_source radioisotope thermoelectric generator
gptkbp:project gptkb:NASA's_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:publications over 100 peer-reviewed papers
data from the mission published in scientific journals
gptkbp:scientific_community_involvement over 100 institutions
gptkbp:scientific_instruments gptkb:Alice
gptkb:LORRI
gptkb:Ralph
SWAP
REX
PEPSSI
gptkbp:significance first close-up images of Pluto
gptkbp:spacecraft compact and lightweight
gptkbp:speed_at_launch approximately 58,000 km/h
gptkbp:storage 8 gigabits
gptkbp:targets gptkb:2014_MU69_(Arrokoth)
gptkbp:team gptkb:Alan_Stern
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3