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Deep Space 1
Specications
Spacecraft
Launch Mass: 486.3 kg (1,072 lb.)
Solar Arrays: GaAs/Ge, 2500 W EOL
Orbit: HEO, 0.99 x 1.32 AU @ 0.4
°
inclination,
0.143 eccentricity
Stabilization: 3-axis
Pointing knowledge: 0.1 arcsec (3s)
Data Storage: 2.0 Gbits
Data Downlink: DSN 19.9 kbps and experimental Ka-band
transponder
Propulsion: 100 mN xenon ion thruster, and eight 1 N
hydrazine thrusters
Design Life: 1 year
Current Status: Decommissioned
Launch
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7326
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL
Date: October 24, 1998
Instruments (Stand Alone Experiments)
Miniature Integrated Camera and Spectrometer (MICAS)
Combined two visible imaging channels with ultraviolet and infrared
spectrometers
Plasma Experiment for Planetary Exploration (PEPE)
An ion and electron spectrometer to measure the solar wind during cruise,
the interaction of the solar wind with target bodies during encounters, and
the composition of the cometary coma
Engineering/Experimental Bus Components:
• Solar Electric (xenon ion) Propulsion
• SCARLET
™
Solar Concentrator Arrays
• Autonomous Navigation to maneuver payloads
• Small Deep Space Transponder
• Ka-band solid state amplier at a frequency about four times higher
than the standard at the time for deep-space missions
• Beacon Monitor Operations to determine the overall spacecraft health
• Autonomous Remote Agent: An articial intelligence system to plan
and execute spacecraft activities
• Tests of two microelectronics technologies and a mechanical/electronic
experiment
• Tests of a high-density power actuation and switching module
• Validated and integrated structure and electronics with the ability to
control the temperature all in one device
Mission Partners
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Project management, co-development of the spacecraft, payload
management, observatory integration, launch operations, mission
operations
Orbital Sciences Corporation
Design and manufacture of the spacecraft structure and various
subsystems including ground software
Artist's rendering of DS1 approaching a comet
DS1 in nal integration at JPL. (NASA photo)