Don Quijote Apophis Surface CubeSat
ESA’s Don Quijote is a contracted CubeSat designed to deploy from the RAMSES mission and operate on asteroid 99942 Apophis’ surface before its 13 April 2029 Earth flyby. It is intended to demonstrate autonomous asteroid landing and monitor the surface response; it remains in development.
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Identity
- Family Name
- Don Quijote
- Full Name
- Don Quijote Apophis Surface CubeSat
- Roles
- landertechnology_demonstratorresearch
- Status
- development
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA’s Don Quijote is a contracted CubeSat designed to deploy from the RAMSES mission and operate on asteroid 99942 Apophis’ surface before its 13 April 2029 Earth flyby. It is intended to demonstrate autonomous asteroid landing and monitor the surface response; it remains in development.
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:06:54 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 02:06:54 UTC