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Deep Space 1

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Also known as DS1

spacecraft

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Mission type
Technology demonstrator
Operator
NASA / JPL
Cospar id
1998-061A
Website
jpl.nasa.gov
Mission duration
3 years, 1 month and 24 days
Manufacturer
Orbital Sciences
Launch mass
486 kg (1,071 lb)
Dry mass
373 kg (822 lb)
Dimensions
2.1 × 11.8 × 2.5 m (6.9 × 38.6 × 8.2 ft)
Power
2,500 watts
Launch date
24 October 1998, 12:08 ( 1998-10-24UTC12:08 ) UTC
Rocket
Delta II 7326 , D-261
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SLC-17A
Contractor
Boeing
Disposal
Decommissioned
Deactivated
18 December 2001, 20:00 ( 2001-12-18UTC21 ) UTC
Closest approach
29 July 1999, 04:46 UTC
Distance
26 km (16 mi)

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Deep Space 1
UTC date of spacecraft launch
1998-10-24
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DS1 mission logo New Millennium program

Deep Space 1 (DS1) was a NASA technology demonstration spacecraft which flew by an asteroid and a comet. It was part of the New Millennium Program, dedicated to testing advanced technologies.

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