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Discovery

program

8 records

1990s

1 record

  1. 1997

    1. 1997-06-27 flyby

      Category: Type:

      Mission:

      NEAR observed Mathilde during its journey toward Eros.

2000s

3 records

  1. 2000

    1. 2000-02-14 orbital insertion

      Category: Type:

      Mission:

      NEAR entered Eros orbit at 15:33 UT, beginning sustained close-range observations.

  2. 2001

    1. 2001-02-12 landing

      Category: Type:

      Mission:

      NEAR Shoemaker touched down on Eros at 19:44 UT and continued returning data.

    2. 2001-02-28 mission end

      Controllers received the final communication from NEAR Shoemaker on Eros.

2010s

4 records

  1. 2011

    1. 2011-03-18 orbital insertion

      Category: Type:

      Mission:

      MESSENGER entered Mercury orbit at 00:45 UT.

    2. 2011-07-16 orbital insertion

      Category: Type:

      Mission:

      Dawn used ion propulsion to enter orbit around Vesta.

  2. 2015

    1. 2015-03-06 orbital insertion

      Category: Type:

      Mission:

      Dawn reached Ceres orbit after its earlier orbital investigation of Vesta.

    2. 2015-04-30 mission end

      MESSENGER struck Mercury at 19:26 UT after exhausting its propellant.

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