OSIRIS-APEX (41757)

COSPAR: 2016-055A | Alt Name: OSIRIS-REx

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Launch Details

Launch Date

September 8, 2016

Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Launch Pad

SLC41

Launch Vehicle

Atlas V 411

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

41757

International Designator

2016-055A

Decay Date

Unknown

Basic Satellite Info

Name

OSIRIS-APEX

Alternative Name

OSIRIS-REx

Type

Payload

Status

Extended mission

Owner

GSFC

Country

United States

Constellation

N/A

Related Satellites

Major Events

N/A

Summary

The OSIRIS-REx satellite (NORAD CAT ID: 41757) is an asteroid sample return mission launched on September 8, 2016, from SLC41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station using the Atlas V 411 launch vehicle. It measures 3.2 meters in length and has a diameter of 2.4 meters with a span of 6.2 meters. The spacecraft weighs approximately 834 kg dry mass, with an initial launch mass of 2064 kg. Equipped with two deployable fixed solar arrays and batteries for power, OSIRIS-REx is designed to collect samples from the asteroid Bennu and return them to Earth. Manufactured by LMSS (Lockheed Martin Space Systems) for GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center), its mission duration was projected to last about seven years, with stable operations beginning on September 9, 2016.

Physical Characteristics

Length

3.2

Diameter

2.4

Span

6.2

Dry Mass

834

Launch Mass

2064

Shape

Box+2 pan+boom

Radar Cross Section

Unknown

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

OSIRIS-REx

Purpose

Asteroid sample return

Mission

Asteroid sample return

Manufacturer

LMSS

Life Expectancy

+ 7 years

Bus

O-REx

Configuration

Unknown

Motor

Unknown

Equipment

see above; reentry capsule

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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