Clementine was a partly successful joint space project of the American Ballistic Missile Defense Organization and NASA, launched on January 25, 1994. Its objectives were to test sensors and spacecraft components under long-term exposure to space and to make scientific observations of both the Moon and the near-Earth asteroid 1620 Geographos.
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Spacecraft TypeTechnology demonstration, lunar orbiter, asteroid probe 2 Status
Status (category)Mission Complete / Ended 1 Connections
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Source Clementine (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
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1. Clementine (spacecraft) (Wikipedia)
obtaining multi-spectral imaging of the entire lunar surface, assessing the surface mineralogy of the MoonView the Source 2. Clementine (spacecraft) - Wikipedia
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Technology demonstration, Lunar orbiter, Asteroid probe
- In Group: Lunar Orbiters and Flyby Probes, Clementine (officially called the Deep Space Program Science Experiment (DSPSE)) is a partially failed joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (previously the Stra
Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operator
Clementine (officially called the Deep Space Program Science Experiment (DSPSE)) is a partially failed joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (previously the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization) and NASA, launched on January 25, 1994.
View the Source3. Wikidata: Clementine
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