Beresheet
Sign in to saveAlso known as Israeli Moon Probe, Beresheet Moon Probe, Bereshit, Bereshit Moon Probe, Sparrow, B'reshit
Beresheet (, Bərēšīṯ, ; Book of Genesis) was a demonstrator of a small robotic lunar lander and lunar probe operated by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries. Its aims included inspiring youth and promoting careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and landing its magnetometer, time capsule, and laser retroreflector on the Moon. The lander's gyroscopes failed on 11 April 2019 causing the main engine to shut off, which resulted in the lander crashing on the Moon. Its final resting position is 32.5956°N, 19.3496°E.
Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- Beresheet
- Spaceflight.names_list
- Sparrow (2011–2018)
- Spaceflight.image
- Beresheet model on Habima Square 20190222 01.jpg
- Spaceflight.image_caption
- Full-size model of the Beresheet moon lander
- Spaceflight.image_size
- 300px
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Technology demonstration
- Spaceflight.operator
- Israel Aerospace Industries and SpaceIL
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2019-009B
- Spaceflight.SATCAT
- 44049
- Spaceflight.mission_duration
- (achieved)
- Spaceflight.spacecraft
- Beresheet
- Spaceflight.spacecraft_type
- Lunar lander
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries
- Spaceflight.launch_mass
- 585 kg
- Spaceflight.dimensions
- Diameter: ;Height:
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 22 February 2019, 01:45 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_rocket
- Falcon 9 B5
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- CCAFS, SLC-40
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Diameter
- 2.288
- Mass
- 160
- Official website
- www.spaceil.com/בראשית-1
- Image
- Beresheet model on Habima Square 20190222 01.jpg
- Height
- 1.535
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- UTC date of spacecraft launch
- 2019-02-22
- UTC date of spacecraft landing
- 2019-04-11
- Commons category
- Beresheet
- capital cost
- 100000000
- inception
- 2011-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2019-04-11
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Article
16 sectionsContents
- Planning and construction
- Payload
- Propulsion
- Launch
- Planned landing site
- Planned operations
- NASA contribution
- Crash landing
- Post-mission failure investigation
- Wreckage
- ''Beresheet 2''
- Minor planet
- Intellectual property
- See also
- References
- External links
Beresheet (, Bərēšīṯ, ; Book of Genesis) was a demonstrator of a small robotic lunar lander and lunar probe operated by SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries. Its aims included inspiring youth and promoting careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and landing its magnetometer, time capsule, and laser retroreflector on the Moon. The lander's gyroscopes failed on 11 April 2019 causing the main engine to shut off, which resulted in the lander crashing on the Moon. Its final resting position is 32.5956°N, 19.3496°E.
The lander was previously known as Sparrow and was officially renamed to Beresheet in December 2018. Its net mass was ; when fueled at launch, its mass was . It had been compared to a washing machine, as it stood at about the height of one at and was similar in width to large household appliances. It used seven ground stations for Earth–lander communication. Its mission control center was at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in Yehud, Israel.
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