Operation New Horizons

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space mission
gptkbp:budget approximately $700 million
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:Johns_Hopkins_University_Applied_Physics_Laboratory
gptkb:Southwest_Research_Institute
gptkb:NASA_Ames_Research_Center
gptkb:NASA_Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:communicationEquipment X-band radio
gptkbp:currentStatus active
gptkbp:dataTransmission up to 1 kilobit per second
gptkbp:dataUsage high-resolution_images_of_Pluto
gptkbp:date July 14, 2015
gptkbp:futurePlans potential extended mission opportunities
continue_studying_Kuiper_Belt_objects
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation New Horizons
gptkbp:launchDate January 19, 2006
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_551
gptkbp:mission space probe
flyby mission
gptkbp:missions ongoing since 2006
post-flyby science phase
gptkbp:nextStation gptkb:2020s_Kuiper_Belt_object
gptkbp:powers radioisotope thermoelectric generator
gptkbp:primaryMission study_Pluto_and_its_moons
gptkbp:project gptkb:Alan_Stern
gptkbp:publicAccess educational outreach programs
social media updates
public lectures and presentations
gptkbp:researchInterest numerous peer-reviewed articles
data shared with the scientific community
Pluto system findings published in journals
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:REX
Alice
Ralph
SWAP
LORRI
PEPSSI
gptkbp:significantEvent Pluto's_moons_Charon,_Nix,_and_Hydra
color_variations_on_Pluto's_surface
data_on_Kuiper_Belt_objects
detailed_mapping_of_Pluto's_surface
detection_of_ice_mountains_on_Pluto
discovery_of_Pluto's_atmosphere
evidence_of_geological_activity_on_Pluto
gptkbp:team over 100 scientists
gptkbp:tourism gptkb:Pluto