Operation New Horizons

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:space_mission
gptkbp:aired_on 12,500 km
gptkbp:collaboration involvement of international space agencies
gptkbp:community_engagement extensive outreach and education programs
gptkbp:data_return over 50 gigabits
gptkbp:data_transmission_start_date September 5, 2015
gptkbp:data_usage data used by scientists worldwide
gptkbp:discovery detailed images of Pluto's surface
study of the Kuiper Belt
characterization of Pluto's geology
discovery of Pluto's atmosphere
discovery of five moons of Pluto
evidence of ice mountains on Pluto
evidence of possible cryovolcanism on Pluto
gptkbp:distance_from_earth July 14, 2015
gptkbp:end_date December 31, 2025
gptkbp:funding gptkb:NASA
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation New Horizons
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Alice
gptkb:LORRI
gptkb:Ralph
SWAP
PEPSSI
VENUS
gptkbp:is_a_destination_for gptkb:Pluto
gptkbp:launch_date January 19, 2006
gptkbp:launch_vehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_551
gptkbp:legacy enhanced understanding of outer solar system
gptkbp:mission active
gptkbp:mission_type flyby
gptkbp:notable_achievement first spacecraft to visit Pluto
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:primary_mission gptkb:none
gptkbp:project gptkb:Alan_Stern
gptkbp:scientific_goals study Pluto and its moons
gptkbp:targets gptkb:2020_MU69_(Arrokoth)
gptkbp:team over 2,500 scientists and engineers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Coast_Guard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4