OSIRIS-REx
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Artist's rendering of theOSIRIS-RExspacecraft
NamesOrigins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer;
New Frontiers 3
Mission typeAsteroid sample return
OperatorNASA / Lockheed Martin
COSPAR ID2016-055AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.41757
Websiteasteroidmission.org
Mission duration7 years (planned)
505 days at asteroid
5 years, 9 months, 23 days (elapsed)
1307 days at asteroid
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass2,110 kg (4,650 lb)
Dry mass880 kg (1,940 lb)
Dimensions2.44 × 2.44 × 3.15 m (8 ft 0 in × 8 ft 0 in × 10 ft 4 in)
Power1226 to 3000 watts
Start of mission
Launch date8 September 2016, 23:05 UTC
RocketAtlas V 411 (AV-067)
Launch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-41
ContractorUnited Launch Alliance (ULA)
End of mission
Landing date24 September 2023, 15:00 UTC (planned)
Landing siteUtah Test and Training Range
Orbital parameters
Reference systemBennu-centric
Altitude0.68–2.1 km (0.42–1.30 mi)
Period22–62 hours
Flyby of Earth
Closest approach22 September 2017
Distance17,237 km (10,711 mi)
Bennu orbiter
Orbital insertion31 December 2018
(Rendezvous: 3 December 2018)
Orbital departure10 May 2021
Sample massBetween 60 g (2.1 oz) and 2,000 g (71 oz)
Bennu lander
Landing date20 October 2020, 22:13 (2022-07-02UTC17:11:02) UTC
Landing site"Nightingale"
Flyby of Bennu
Closest approach7 April 2021
Distance3.5 km (2.2 mi)
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OSIRIS-REx mission logo
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