Deep Space 1: Quick Facts
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Mission Name:
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Deep Space 1 (DS1)
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Objective:
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To test 12 advanced technologies in deep space to lower the cost and risk to future science-driven missions that use them for the first time.
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Project Manager:
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Dr. Marc Rayman
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Major Contractors/Contributions:
- Spacecraft partner
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Spectrum Astro Inc., Gilbert, AZ
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Ion Propulsion System
- NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Hughes Electron Dynamics Division, Torrance, CA
Spectrum Astro, Moog Inc., East Aurora
NY and Physical Science Inc., Andover, MA
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Solar Concentrator Arrays
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AEC-Able Engineering Inc., Goleta, CA
Tecstar, City of Industry, CA
Entech, Keller, TX
NASA's Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
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Remote Agent
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NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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Miniature Integrated Camera Spectrometer [MICAS]
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U.S. Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ, SSG Inc., Waltham, MA
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University of Arizona Lunar and Planetary
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Laboratory, Tucson, AZ
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Boston University Center of Space Physics, Boston, MA
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Rockwell International Science Center, Thousand
Oaks, CA
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Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration[PEPE]
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Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
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Small Deep Space Transponder
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Motorola Government Space Systems Division Technology Group, Scottsdale, AZ
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Ka-Band Solid-State Power Amplifier
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Lockheed Martin, Valley Forge, PA
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Low-Power Electronics
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln
Laboratory, Cambridge, MA
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Multifunctional Structure
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U.S. Air Force's Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland Air Force
Base, NM
Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Denver, CO
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Power Activation and Switching Module
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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, Boeing Co., Seattle, WA
- Total Cost:
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$149.7M (FY95-99)
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Development Costs (new start to launch + 30 days):
- $94.8M
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Operations Costs:
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$7.7M
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Launch Service(including launch vehicle):
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$43.5M
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Science:
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$3.7M
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New Start Date:
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October 1, 1995
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Launch Date:
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October 24, 1998
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Launch Vehicle:
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Delta 7326-9.5 Med-Lite (first use of this model)
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Launch Site:
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Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida
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Mission Results:
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- 12 technologies tested successfully
- Flyby asteroid Braille
- Began extended mission in September 1999
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Flyby of Asteroid 1992 KD On July 1999 At 27 km Altitude
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End Of Primary Mission Date:
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September 1999
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End Of Extended Mission Date:
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October 2001
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Launch Mass:
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486.32kg (includes spacecraft and propellants)
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High Gain Antenna Diameter:
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0.274 meters
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Communications Frequencies:
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X, Ka
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Max Data Rate:
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20 kilobits per second
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Max Power:
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2500W (a majority of this power, 2100W, is used to power the ion engine)
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Date last updated:
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2/22/01
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