Galileo spacecraft
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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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Galileo program | 1 |
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 (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Galileo program
subject surface form:
Juno