Dawn Spacecraft System
The Orbital Sciences-built Dawn spacecraft used solar-electric ion propulsion to orbit both protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres before ending operations in Ceres orbit in 2018.
Identity
- Aliases
- Dawn ion-propelled spacecraft
- Family Name
- Dawn
- Full Name
- Dawn Spacecraft System
- Reusability
- unknown
- Slug
- dawn-spacecraft-system
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- The Orbital Sciences-built Dawn spacecraft used solar-electric ion propulsion to orbit both protoplanet Vesta and dwarf planet Ceres before ending operations in Ceres orbit in 2018.
- First Flight Year
- 2,007
- Last Flight Year
- 2,018
- Manufacturer Id
- jd77pyfbf0p3aeqq0h1bq1wza98apfhq
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/dawn/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:13:30 AM
- Updated Time
- 7/17/2026, 12:13:30 AM