 Artist's rendering of theOSIRIS-RExspacecraft |
Names | Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer; New Frontiers 3 |
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Mission type | Asteroid sample return |
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Operator | NASA / Lockheed Martin |
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COSPAR ID | 2016-055A |
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SATCATno. | 41757 |
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Website | asteroidmission.org |
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Mission duration | 7 years (planned) 505 days at asteroid 5 years, 9 months, 23 days (elapsed) 1307 days at asteroid |
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Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
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Launch mass | 2,110 kg (4,650 lb) |
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Dry mass | 880 kg (1,940 lb) |
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Dimensions | 2.44 × 2.44 × 3.15 m (8 ft 0 in × 8 ft 0 in × 10 ft 4 in) |
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Power | 1226 to 3000 watts |
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Launch date | 8 September 2016, 23:05 UTC |
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Rocket | Atlas V 411 (AV-067) |
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Launch site | Cape Canaveral, SLC-41 |
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Contractor | United Launch Alliance (ULA) |
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Landing date | 24 September 2023, 15:00 UTC (planned) |
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Landing site | Utah Test and Training Range |
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Reference system | Bennu-centric |
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Altitude | 0.68–2.1 km (0.42–1.30 mi) |
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Period | 22–62 hours |
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Closest approach | 22 September 2017 |
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Distance | 17,237 km (10,711 mi) |
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Orbital insertion | 31 December 2018 (Rendezvous: 3 December 2018) |
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Orbital departure | 10 May 2021 |
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Sample mass | Between 60 g (2.1 oz) and 2,000 g (71 oz) |
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Landing date | 20 October 2020, 22:13 (2022-07-02UTC17:11:02) UTC |
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Landing site | "Nightingale" |
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Closest approach | 7 April 2021 |
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Distance | 3.5 km (2.2 mi) |
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Instruments |
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OCAMS | OSIRIS-REx Camera Suite |
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OLA | OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter |
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OTES | OSIRIS-REx Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
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OVIRS | OSIRIS-REx Visible and Infrared Spectrometer |
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REXIS | Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer |
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TAGSAM | Touch-And-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism |
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 OSIRIS-REx mission logoNew Frontiers program |