Galileo spacecraft

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Jupiter orbiter NASA spacecraft space probe

The Galileo spacecraft was a NASA robotic probe launched in 1989 to study the planet Jupiter and its moons, providing groundbreaking data on the Jovian system.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Galileo spacecraft canonical 27
Galileo mission to Jupiter 4
Galileo mission 3

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Jupiter orbiter ⓘ
NASA spacecraft ⓘ
space probe ⓘ
antennaType high-gain antenna ⓘ
low-gain antenna ⓘ
bus custom Jupiter orbiter bus ⓘ
carried Jupiter atmospheric entry probe ⓘ
communicationBand S-band ⓘ
X-band ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dataReturn reduced due to high-gain antenna failure ⓘ
dataReturnMethod low-gain antenna with advanced compression ⓘ
discovered Dactyl ⓘ
intense volcanic activity on Io ⓘ
magnetic field of Ganymede ⓘ
subsurface ocean evidence on Europa ⓘ
endOfMission intentional impact into Jupiter ⓘ
endOfMissionDate 2003-09-21 ⓘ
explored Jovian magnetotail ⓘ
Jovian ring system ⓘ
firsts first spacecraft to deploy an entry probe into Jupiter ⓘ
first spacecraft to discover a moon of an asteroid ⓘ
first spacecraft to fly by an asteroid ⓘ
first spacecraft to orbit Jupiter ⓘ
flyby Earth ⓘ
Gaspra ⓘ
Ida ⓘ
Venus ⓘ
instrument Dust Detector ⓘ
Energetic Particles Detector ⓘ
Magnetometer ⓘ
Near Infrared Spectrometer ⓘ
surface form: Near-Infrared Mapping Spectrometer

Photopolarimeter-Radiometer ⓘ
Plasma Subsystem ⓘ
Plasma Wave Subsystem ⓘ
Solid-State Imaging camera ⓘ
Ultraviolet Spectrometer ⓘ
JupiterAtmosphericProbeEntryDate 1995-12-07 ⓘ
JupiterOrbitalTourDuration about 8 years ⓘ
JupiterOrbitInsertionDate 1995-12-07 ⓘ
launchDate 1989-10-18 ⓘ
launchedOnMission STS-34 ⓘ
launchPad LC-39B ⓘ
launchSite Kennedy Space Center ⓘ
launchVehicle Space Shuttle Atlantis ⓘ
legacy provided key evidence for subsurface oceans on icy moons ⓘ
significantly advanced understanding of the Jovian system ⓘ
massAtLaunch about 2223 kilograms ⓘ
massInJupiterOrbit about 1180 kilograms ⓘ
missionDurationFromLaunch almost 14 years ⓘ
missionType atmospheric probe mission ⓘ
orbiter ⓘ
planetary science mission ⓘ
namedAfter Galileo Galilei ⓘ
notableIssue high-gain antenna failed to fully deploy ⓘ
numberOfJupiterOrbits more than 30 ⓘ
operator NASA ⓘ
powerSource radioisotope thermoelectric generator ⓘ
primaryDestination Jupiter ⓘ
program Galileo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Galileo program
propulsion bipropellant rocket engine ⓘ
reasonForDisposal planetary protection of Europa and other moons ⓘ
scientificObjective study Galilean moons ⓘ
study Jovian magnetosphere ⓘ
study Jovian ring system ⓘ
study Jupiter's atmosphere ⓘ
spaceAgency NASA ⓘ
target Callisto ⓘ
Europa ⓘ
Ganymede ⓘ
Io ⓘ
Jovian magnetosphere ⓘ
Jupiter ⓘ
trajectory VEEGA trajectory ⓘ
trajectoryExpansion Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist ⓘ

Referenced by (42)

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RCA 1802 microprocessor → usedIn → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Jet Propulsion Laboratory → notableProject → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Jupiter → hasExploredBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Galilean moons → haveBeenVisitedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
RTG → usedOn → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
NASA spacecraft → includes → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Galileo spacecraft → program → Galileo spacecraft self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo program
Juno spacecraft → relatedMission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
subject surface form: Juno
Great Red Spot → observedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Europa → exploredBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
STS-34 → primaryPayload → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Jovian satellite system → studiedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Laplace resonance → studiedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Europa Clipper mission → relatedMission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Io → hasBeenObservedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Ganymede → visitedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Callisto → exploredBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Inertial Upper Stage → usedOnMission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo Jupiter orbiter
Ida → visitedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Dactyl → discoveredBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Dactyl → discoveredBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo mission
Dactyl → discoveredInContextOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo flyby of 243 Ida
Dactyl → observedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist → partOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo mission
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist → usedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist → spacecraft → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo orbiter
Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist → spacecraft → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo atmospheric probe
Solid-State Imaging camera → partOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Solid-State Imaging camera → spacecraftMission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo mission to Jupiter
Photopolarimeter-Radiometer → partOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Photopolarimeter-Radiometer → mission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo mission
Photopolarimeter-Radiometer → aboard → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo orbiter
Ultraviolet Spectrometer → partOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
subject surface form: Ultraviolet Spectrometer (Galileo)
Ultraviolet Spectrometer → mission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
subject surface form: Ultraviolet Spectrometer (Galileo)
this entity surface form: Galileo mission to Jupiter
Ultraviolet Spectrometer → launchedWith → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
subject surface form: Ultraviolet Spectrometer (Galileo)
Energetic Particles Detector → partOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Energetic Particles Detector → spacecraft → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo orbiter
Energetic Particles Detector → mission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo mission to Jupiter
Energetic Particles Detector → spacecraftProgram → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: NASA Galileo program
Plasma Wave Subsystem → partOf → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
Plasma Wave Subsystem → mission → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ
this entity surface form: Galileo mission to Jupiter
Jovian ring system → studiedBy → Galileo spacecraft ⓘ