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Launch and mission information on NASA's Magellan mission, which mapped the surface of Venus and its gravity field.
30 sie 2023 · The STS-30 mission launched aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis on May 4, 1989 at 2:46:59pm (EDT). The primary payload was the Magellan/Venus Radar mapper spacecraft and attached Inertial Upper Stage (IUS).
3 maj 1990 · The first cause was fixed with a software patch that narrowed the tolerances associated with a correct star fix; the second was fixed by ensuring that the star scanner unit remained in the shade before and during star calibrations. Magellan had another persistent problem early in its cruise.
NASA's Magellan mission to Venus was one of the most successful deep space missions. It was the first spacecraft to image the entire surface of Venus and made several discoveries about the planet. Magellan burned up about 10 hours after being commanded to plunge into the Venusian atmosphere.
2 maj 2024 · Magellan needed to launch within a 29-day window, dictated by the alignments of Venus and Earth to achieve the proper trajectory for the journey to its destination. Left: Global map of Venus based on Pioneer Venus Orbiter radar data. Middle: Engineers at Martin Marietta prepare Magellan for shipment to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.