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Philae (spacecraft)

Philae (/ˈfaɪliː/ or /ˈfiːleɪ/) is a robotic European Space Agency lander that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft until it separated to land on comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ten years and eight months after departing Earth. On 12 November 2014, Philae touched down on the comet, but it bounced when its anchoring harpoons failed to deploy and a thruster…

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APXS
Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer
CASSE
Comet Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment
CIVA
Comet nucleus Infrared and Visible Analyser
CONSERT
Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission
Contractor
Arianespace
COSAC
Cometary Sampling and Composition

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Philae (spacecraft)

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APXS · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Alpha particle x-ray spectrometer
CASSE · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Comet Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment
CIVA · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Comet nucleus Infrared and Visible Analyser
CONSERT · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Comet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission
Contractor · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Arianespace
COSAC · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Cometary Sampling and Composition
COSPAR ID · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → 2004-006C
DIM · 1
Philae (spacecraft) → Dust Impact Monitor
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Philae (spacecraft) → 1 × 1 × 0.8 m (3.3 × 3.3 × 2.6 ft)
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Philae (spacecraft) → InstrumentsAPXSAlpha particle x-ray spectrometerCIVAComet nucleus Infrared and Visible AnalyserCONSERTComet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave TransmissionCOSACCometary Sa…

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Philae (spacecraft)APXSAlpha particle x-ray spectrometer1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)CASSEComet Acoustic Surface Sounding Experiment1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)CIVAComet nucleus Infrared and Visible Analyser1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)CONSERTComet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave Transmission1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)ContractorArianespace1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)COSACCometary Sampling and Composition1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)COSPAR ID2004-006C1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)DIMDust Impact Monitor1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Dimensions1 × 1 × 0.8 m (3.3 × 3.3 × 2.6 ft)1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)InstrumentsInstrumentsAPXSAlpha particle x-ray spectrometerCIVAComet nucleus Infrared and Visible AnalyserCONSERTComet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radiowave TransmissionCOSACCometary Sa…1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Landing date12 November 2014, 17:32 UTC1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Landing siteAbydos1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Last contact9 July 2015, 18:07 (2015-07-09UTC18:08) UTC1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Launch date2 March 2004, 07:17 (2004-03-02UTC07:17) UTC1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Launch mass100 kg (220 lb)1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Launch siteKourou ELA-31.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)ManufacturerCNES DLR ASI1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Mission durationPlanned: 1–6 weeks Active: 12–14 November 2014 Hibernation: 15 November 2014 – 13 June 20151.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Mission typeComet lander1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)MUPUSMulti-purpose Sensors for Surface and Subsurface Science1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)OperatorEuropean Space Agency / DLR1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Payload mass21 kg (46 lb)1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)Power32 watts at 3 AU1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)PPPermittivity Probe1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)PTOLEMYGas chromatograph and medium resolution mass spectrometer1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)RocketAriane 5G+ V-1581.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)ROLISRosetta Lander Imaging System1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)ROMAPRosetta lander Magnetometer and Plasma monitor1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)SD2Sampling, Drilling and Distribution1.00infobox
Philae (spacecraft)SESAMESurface Electric Sounding and Acoustic Monitoring Experiment1.00infobox

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