Dawn was a retired NASA space probe launched in September 2007 to study two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres, operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The spacecraft depleted its hydrazine fuel and the mission was ended on November 1, 2018, leaving the derelict probe in a stable orbit around Ceres.
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Mission Type OutcomeSuccessful dual asteroid belt orbital mission of Vesta and Ceres; the mission ended November 1, 2018 when the spacecraft depleted its hydrazine, leaving it in a stable orbit around Ceres. 1 Mission Type
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Source Dawn (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
Source Dawn (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
Spacecraft Of
Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Dawn (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)Dawn (spacecraft) article, lead section (mission link)
Targets
Source Wikipedia: Ceres (dwarf planet)
Source Wikipedia: 4 Vesta
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation- Mission Type (category): Orbiter
- Mission Type: Vesta/Ceres orbiter
- Launch Date: 2007-09-27
- End Date: 2018-11-01
- Outcome: Successful dual asteroid belt orbital mission of Vesta and Ceres; the mission ended November 1, 2018 when the spacecraft depleted its hydrazine, leaving it in a stable orbit around Ceres.
2. Dawn (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
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is a retired space probe
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studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres
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Dawn is the first spacecraft to have orbited two extraterrestrial bodies
Dawn (spacecraft) article, lead section
a retired space probe that was launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres
Infobox: mission_type
Vesta/Ceres orbiter
Dawn (spacecraft) article, end of mission section
NASA announced that Dawn had depleted its hydrazine, and the mission was ended. The derelict probe remains in a stable orbit around Ceres
Dawn (spacecraft) article, End of mission section, opening sentence
On November 1, 2018, NASA announced that Dawn had depleted its hydrazine, and the mission was ended.
- Operated By: NASA, Infobox, operator (operating-agency)
- Operated By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Infobox, operator (operating-agency)
Spacecraft Of: Dawn, Dawn (spacecraft) article, lead section (mission link)
Dawn is a retired space probe that was launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres.
In Group: NASA Outer Solar System and Small-Body Missions, Lead sentence
Dawn is a retired space probe that was launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres.
Includes: Dawn, Article text
Dawn is a retired space probe that was launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt: Vesta and Ceres.
View the SourceWikipedia: Ceres (dwarf planet)
Targets: Ceres, Article textQuote, Targets: Ceres, Article text
As a result, its surface features are barely visible even with the most powerful telescopes, and little was known about it until the robotic NASA spacecraft Dawn approached Ceres for its orbital mission in 2015.
Wikipedia: 4 Vesta
Targets: Vesta, Article textQuote, Targets: Vesta, Article text
NASA's Dawn spacecraft entered orbit around Vesta on 16 July 2011 for a one-year exploration and left the orbit of Vesta on 5 September 2012 en route to its final destination, Ceres.
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