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Dawn
NASA space probe exploring Vesta and Ceres. Dawn was launched on September 27, 2007 aboard a Delta 7925H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Sep 27, 2007).
COSPAR 2007-043ANORAD 32249United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Dawn
- International designator
- 2007-043A
- NORAD catalog number
- 32249
- GCAT identifier
- S32249
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/524
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Discovery
- Owner
- JPL
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Orbital Sciences Corp.
- Platform (bus)
- LEOStar-3?
Launch
- Date
- September 27, 2007 · 11:34 UTC
- Launch record
- 2007-043Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7925H
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 209 km
- Inclination
- 28.90°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- September 27, 2007
- Last known active
- Oct 30, 2018
- End of operations
- Oct 30, 2018
Size
- Mass
- 1,218 kg
- Dry mass
- 747 kg
- Length
- 1.8 m
- Diameter
- 1.30 m
- Span
- 19.7 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00864
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- February 13, 2009
- Phase outcome
- Flyby · February 22, 2009
- Destination
- HCO
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2007 | Earth | Oct 2, 2007 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Jun 27, 2011 | Vesta | Jul 16, 2011 | Entered orbit around the target | Vesta |
| Jul 16, 2011 | Vesta | Sep 5, 2012 | Left orbit around the target | Vesta |
| Sep 5, 2012 | Vesta | Sep 24, 2012 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Jan 26, 2015 | Ceres | Mar 15, 2015 | Entered orbit around the target | Ceres |
| Mar 15, 2015 | Ceres | — | In orbit | — |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q48558 (CC0).