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The Dawn spacecraft launched on September 27, 2007. It then went through an 80-day testing and calibration period while moving toward its destination. It will orbit and analyze two members of the asteroid belt, the dwarf planet Ceres and the asteroid Vesta.
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Mission Facts
- Major contractors: Orbital, JPL, UCLA
- Mission type: Orbiter
- Satellite of: Vesta and Ceres
- Launch vehicle: Delta 7925H
- October, 2011: Scheduled arrival at VestaSPACE: How NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Will Explore Solar System's Origin (June 27, 2007)
- February, 2015: Scheduled arrival at CeresSPACE: How NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Will Explore Solar System's Origin (June 27, 2007)
- Mission duration: 8 years
- Mission distance: 3 billion milesScience Daily: NASA Launches Asteroid Mission, Dawn (September 27, 2008)
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Spacecraft Facts
- Ion propulsion system generates gradual thrustSPACE: How NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Will Explore Solar System's Origin (June 27, 2007)
- Accelerated charged particles create thrust
- Equipped with solar array
- 10 kW: Solar array power at Earth distanceUCLA: Dawn: Key Spacecraft Characteristics
- 1 kW: Solar array power at Ceres distanceUCLA: Dawn: Key Spacecraft Characteristics
- Infrared and visible camera on boardSPACE: How NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Will Explore Solar System's Origin (June 27, 2007)
- Equipped with gamma ray and neutron spectrometerSPACE: How NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Will Explore Solar System's Origin (June 27, 2007)
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Dawn Launch Questions
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Dawn Launch Background
- Wikipedia: Dawn Mission
- Official Dawn Site: Mission FAQs
- Official Site: Mission Overview
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On Twitter Powered by Twitter
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My old roomate Dawn is DEF the hottest Wizards girl. @metromixdc Wizard Girls Calendar Launch Party http://tinyurl.com/ydj65gx
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@TwilightBlogNet what is 'forever dawn'? is a continuation of the other books, is what? that Stephenie will not launch? Answers, please!
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@dawnlambros You too, you are my rockstar Dawn... Me too, hope i can launch my blog this weekend, i'm still crazy with the themes design LOL
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St. Lucia model for H1N1 preparedness activities regionally. NEMO’s Dawn French speak at launch of The National Communications Strategy.
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To go into the draw to WIN 1 of 2 double passes + THE CD to RNB Superclub - Dusk To Dawn CD Launch simply: 1.... http://bit.ly/4Mz24U
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