Deep Space 1 spacecraft
Deep Space 1 was the first New Millennium Program spacecraft, validating twelve high-risk technologies including solar-electric ion propulsion and autonomous navigation before flying by asteroid 9969 Braille and entering the coma of comet 19P/Borrelly in September 2001.
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Identity
- Aliases
- DS1 spacecraftDeep Space 1New Millennium Deep Space 1Deep Space 1 technology demonstrator
- Family Name
- Deep Space 1
- Full Name
- Deep Space 1 spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybytechnology_demonstrator
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Deep Space 1 was the first New Millennium Program spacecraft, validating twelve high-risk technologies including solar-electric ion propulsion and autonomous navigation before flying by asteroid 9969 Braille and entering the coma of comet 19P/Borrelly in September 2001.
- First Flight Year
- 1,998
- Last Flight Year
- 2,001
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- spacecraft
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- Single NSTAR ion engine demonstrated as Deep Space 1's primary propulsion system.
- Name
- Deep Space 1 flight configuration
- Notes
- The spacecraft used one NSTAR xenon ion-propulsion system as its primary propulsion.
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 486.32
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/deep-space-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:39:26 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 09:34:04 UTC