One of the most successful deep-space missions, Magellan was the first spacecraft to image the entire surface of Venus and made several discoveries about the planet. Even as it plunged into the Venusian atmosphere and burned up, it was still collecting data.
NASA's Magellan spacecraft is deployed from the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle Atlantis in 1989. Magellan was the first planetary spacecraft launched from a space shuttle.
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Keydates
May 4, 1989: Launch
May 5, 1989: Deployed from cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis
Aug. 10, 1990: Arrived in Venus orbit
Oct. 13, 1994: Contact lost after Magellan was commanded to plunge into the atmosphere of Venus
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: Android
- Game Version: 1.3.117.0
- Price: $12,050k
- Number of Parts: 72
- Dimensions: 10 m x 6 m x 6 m
PERFORMANCE
- Total Delta V: 1.9km/s
- Total Thrust: 821kN
- Engines: 5
- Wet Mass: 28,716kg
- Dry Mass: 12,313kg
STAGES
| Stage | Engines | Delta V | Thrust | Burn | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 462m/s | 196kN | 62s | 28,716kg |
| 3 | 4 | 1.5km/s | 625kN | 42s | 22,904kg |
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