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Double Asteroid Redirection Test

The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission to test a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs). It was designed to assess how much a spacecraft impact can deflect an asteroid by hitting it head-on. The target asteroid, Dimorphos, is a 525 feet (160 m) wide moonlet of the asteroid Didymos; neither asteroid…

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Closest approach
26 September 2022, ~23:17 UTC
Contractor
SpaceX
Dimensions
DART: 1.8 × 1.9 × 2.6 m (5.9 × 6.2 × 8.5 ft) · ROSA: 8.5 × 2.4 m (27.9 × 7.9 ft) (each)
Distance
56.7 km (35.2 mi)
Impact date
26 September 2022, 23:14 UTC
Launch date
24 November 2021, 06:21:02 (2021-11-24UTC06:21:02Z) UTC

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related to External links · 12
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → Asteroid, Asteroid Dimorphos, Bump, DART, DARTDART's Mission, Launch, Mission, NASA BlogNASA's DART Mission, NASA's Planetary Defense, November, Official Broadcast/StreamDART's Impact, Official NASA Broadcast
Dimensions · 2
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → DART: 1.8 × 1.9 × 2.6 m (5.9 × 6.2 × 8.5 ft), ROSA: 8.5 × 2.4 m (27.9 × 7.9 ft) (each)
Launch mass · 2
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → DART: 610 kg (1,340 lb), LICIACube: 14 kg (31 lb)
Spacecraft · 2
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → DART impactor, LICIACube CubeSat
Closest approach · 1
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → 26 September 2022, ~23:17 UTC
Contractor · 1
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → SpaceX
Distance · 1
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → 56.7 km (35.2 mi)
Impact date · 1
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → 26 September 2022, 23:14 UTC
Launch date · 1
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → 24 November 2021, 06:21:02 (2021-11-24UTC06:21:02Z) UTC
Launch site · 1
Double Asteroid Redirection Test → Vandenberg, SLC‑4E

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impact dimorphos dart asteroid spacecraft didymos space earth nasa ejecta orbit orbital system mission 2022 draco liciacube two change 2021

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Double Asteroid Redirection TestClosest approach26 September 2022, ~23:17 UTC1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestContractorSpaceX1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestDimensionsDART: 1.8 × 1.9 × 2.6 m (5.9 × 6.2 × 8.5 ft)1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestDimensionsROSA: 8.5 × 2.4 m (27.9 × 7.9 ft) (each)1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestDistance56.7 km (35.2 mi)1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestImpact date26 September 2022, 23:14 UTC1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestLaunch date24 November 2021, 06:21:02 (2021-11-24UTC06:21:02Z) UTC1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestLaunch massDART: 610 kg (1,340 lb)1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestLaunch massLICIACube: 14 kg (31 lb)1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestLaunch siteVandenberg, SLC‑4E1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestManufacturerApplied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestMission duration10 months, 1 day1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestMission typePlanetary defense test mission1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestNamesDART1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestOperatorNASA / APL1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestPower6.6 kW1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestRocketFalcon 9 Block 5 B1063-31.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestSpacecraftDART impactor1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestSpacecraftLICIACube CubeSat1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestSpacecraft componentLICIACube (deployed from DART)1.00infobox
Double Asteroid Redirection TestWebsitedart.jhuapl.edu/Mission1.00infobox

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