Magellan was a 1,035 kilogram robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989 to map the surface of Venus using synthetic aperture radar and to measure the planet's gravitational field. Managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, it completed all its mission objectives before communication was lost on October 13, 1994 as the spacecraft entered radio occultation behind Venus, and it was deliberately deorbited to disintegrate in the Venusian atmosphere.
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Mission Type OutcomeAll mission objectives completed; communication was lost on October 13, 1994 as the spacecraft entered radio occultation behind Venus, and it was deorbited to disintegrate in the Venusian atmosphere. 1 Mission Type
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation- Mission Type (category): Orbiter
- Mission Type: Venus orbiter
- Launch Date: 1989-05-04
- End Date: 1994-10-13
- Outcome: All mission objectives completed; communication was lost on October 13, 1994 as the spacecraft entered radio occultation behind Venus, and it was deorbited to disintegrate in the Venusian atmosphere.
2. Magellan (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
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was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe
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to map the surface of Venus
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Magellan was the fifth successful NASA mission to Venus
Magellan (spacecraft) article, lead section
map the surface of Venus by using synthetic-aperture radar and to measure the planetary gravitational field
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Venus orbiter
Magellan (spacecraft) article, end of mission section
communication was lost when the spacecraft entered radio occultation behind Venus
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April 16, 1994 - October 13, 1994 The sixth and final orbiting cycle was another extension to the two previous gravimetric studies.
- Operated By: NASA, Infobox, operator (operating-agency)
- Operated By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Infobox, operator (operating-agency)
Spacecraft Of: Magellan, Magellan (spacecraft) article, lead section (mission link)
The Magellan spacecraft was a 1,035-kilogram (2,282 lb) robotic space probe launched by NASA on May 4, 1989.
In Group: Venus Probe Programs, Lead sentence
Its mission objectives were to map the surface of Venus by using synthetic-aperture radar and to measure the planetary gravitational field.
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The surface was mapped in detail by Magellan in 1990-91.
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