MASCOT
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MASCOT is a small German-French-built lander that accompanied Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission to explore and study the surface of asteroid Ryugu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MASCOT canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
asteroid lander
ⓘ
spacecraft ⓘ |
| acronym | MASCOT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| actualOperatingTime | over 17 hours ⓘ |
| communicationLink | relay via Hayabusa2 ⓘ |
| contributor | CNES NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| deploymentDate | 2018-10-03 ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | released from Hayabusa2 at low altitude ⓘ |
| designLifetime | ~16 hours ⓘ |
| dimensions | approximately 30 cm × 30 cm × 20 cm ⓘ |
| endOfOperationsReason | battery depletion ⓘ |
| fullName | Mobile Asteroid Surface Scout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostAgency | Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSpacecraft | Hayabusa2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingBody | 162173 Ryugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingType | unpowered ballistic landing ⓘ |
| launchCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2014-12-03 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Tanegashima Space Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | H-IIA 202 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | DLR Institute of Space Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mass | ~10 kg ⓘ |
| mission | Hayabusa2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionResult | returned in situ data from multiple locations on Ryugu ⓘ |
| missionStatus | completed ⓘ |
| missionType | asteroid surface exploration ⓘ |
| mobilityCapability |
could perform small hops on the surface
ⓘ
could reorient itself ⓘ |
| mobilitySystem | internal swinging arm hopper ⓘ |
| operator |
French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Aerospace Center (DLR) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | primary battery ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | in situ characterization of Ryugu’s surface and subsurface ⓘ |
| program | Hayabusa program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificContribution |
characterized mineralogy via infrared spectroscopy
ⓘ
constrained thermal properties of Ryugu’s regolith ⓘ measured magnetic field at Ryugu’s surface ⓘ provided high-resolution images of Ryugu’s surface ⓘ |
| scientificInstrument |
MAG magnetometer
ⓘ
MARA radiometer NERFINISHED ⓘ MASCAM wide-angle camera NERFINISHED ⓘ MicrOmega infrared hyperspectral microscope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shape | box-shaped ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | custom design ⓘ |
| spacecraftType | battery-powered, short-lived lander ⓘ |
| target | 162173 Ryugu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetType | near-Earth asteroid ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hayabusa2