Philae lander
E743729
Philae lander was a robotic probe of the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission that achieved the first-ever soft landing on a comet’s surface.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philae | 1 |
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comet lander
ⓘ
robotic lander ⓘ space probe ⓘ |
| actualFinalRestingSite | Abydos region on 67P NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| agency | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationRelay | Rosetta orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | European Space Agency member states ⓘ |
| designedLandingSite | Agilkia region on 67P NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryOfFinalLocationDate | 2016-09-02 ⓘ |
| finalLocationIdentifiedBy | Rosetta OSIRIS camera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecontactWithEarth | 2015-06-13 ⓘ |
| firstSoftLandingOn |
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
comet nucleus ⓘ |
| harpoonCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hibernationStart | 2014-11-15 ⓘ |
| instrument |
APXS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CIVA NERFINISHED ⓘ CONSERT NERFINISHED ⓘ COSAC NERFINISHED ⓘ MUPUS NERFINISHED ⓘ PTOLEMY NERFINISHED ⓘ ROLIS NERFINISHED ⓘ ROMAP NERFINISHED ⓘ SD2 NERFINISHED ⓘ SESAME NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2014-11-12 ⓘ |
| landingIssue |
bounced multiple times
ⓘ
harpoons failed to fire ⓘ ice screws did not secure to surface ⓘ |
| landingOutcome | partial success ⓘ |
| lastContactDate | 2015-07-09 ⓘ |
| launchCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2004-03-02 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Guiana Space Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Ariane 5G+ rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legCount | 3 ⓘ |
| massAtLanding | about 100 kg ⓘ |
| missionEndDeclared | 2016-07-27 ⓘ |
| missionType | comet lander mission ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Philae Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first-ever soft landing on a comet’s surface ⓘ |
| notableDiscovery | detection of organic molecules on 67P ⓘ |
| operator | European Space Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rosetta mission
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosetta spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource |
primary battery
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| program | Rosetta program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificObjective |
analyze surface and subsurface properties
ⓘ
measure magnetic and mechanical properties ⓘ search for organic molecules ⓘ study composition of comet nucleus ⓘ |
| separationFromRosettaDate | 2014-11-12 ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | box-shaped lander with three legs ⓘ |
| stabilization | reaction wheel ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| surfaceContactDuration | about 57 hours of initial operations ⓘ |
| targetBody | 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rosetta
this entity surface form:
Philae