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OSIRIS-REx SRC

OSIRIS-REx SRC was launched on September 8, 2016 aboard a Atlas V 411 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: escaped to another body, attached (Sep 25, 2017).

COSPAR 2016-055GCAT D00977United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
OSIRIS-REx SRC
Payload designation
Sample Return Capsule
International designator
2016-055
GCAT identifier
D00977

Mission

Mission type
—
Owner
JPL
Country
United States
Builder
Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Platform (bus)
Stardust SRC

Launch

Date
September 8, 2016 · 23:05 UTC
Launch record
2016-055Success
Spaceport
Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
EEO
Status
Escaped to another body, attached
Status date
September 25, 2017

Size

Mass
46 kg
Dry mass
46 kg

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry
D00977
Final central body
Earth
Phase start
September 19, 2017
Phase outcome
Escaped to another body, attached · September 25, 2017
Destination
HCO

Flight phases

FromCentral bodyEndedOutcomeNext
Sep 9, 2016EarthSep 12, 2016Escaped to another body, attachedHCO
Dec 1, 2018BennuOct 20, 2020Landed attached to another objectBennu
Oct 20, 2020BennuOct 20, 2020TOABennu
Oct 20, 2020BennuOct 22, 2020Escaped to another body, attachedHCO
Mar 25, 2021BennuApr 17, 2021Escaped to another body, attachedHCO
Sep 21, 2023EarthSep 24, 2023Released—
Sep 24, 2023EarthSep 24, 2023Landed113.24W 40.37N

Landings and impacts

WorldTypeResultTouchdownSiteCoordinates
BennuSecondary componentLanded and operatedOct 20, 2020—56.00, 43.00

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).