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59 relations: Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev, Alinda asteroid, Apollo asteroid, Asteroid, Chang'e 2, Chang'e 3, Chinese Lunar Exploration Program, Christian Pollas, Comparison of Asian national space programs, Dawn (spacecraft), Extraterrestrial skies, Goldstone Solar System Radar, Interplanetary Transport Network, Lagrangian point, Lissajous orbit, List of active Solar System probes, List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies, List of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit, List of asteroid close approaches to Earth, List of Earth-crossing minor planets, List of exceptional asteroids, List of instrument-resolved minor planets, List of interplanetary voyages, List of Mars-crossing minor planets, List of minor planets, List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft, List of minor planets: 4001–5000, List of missions to the Moon, List of named minor planets: 4000–4999, List of named minor planets: T, List of near-Earth asteroids by distance from Sun, List of objects at Lagrangian points, List of slow rotators (minor planets), List of Solar System objects by size, List of Solar System probes, List of spaceflight records, List of tumblers (small Solar System bodies), Meanings of minor planet names: 4001–5000, Moon, Near-Earth object, Poles of astronomical bodies, Potentially hazardous object, Radar astronomy, Sentinel Space Telescope, September 29, Space probe, Steven J. Ostro, The Planets, Timeline of Solar System exploration, Toutatis, ..., Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope, (192642) 1999 RD32, (33342) 1998 WT24, 2007 TU24, 2012 in science, 2012 in spaceflight, 2014 HQ124, 4151 Alanhale, 6489 Golevka. Expand index (9 more) »
Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev
Aleksandr Leonidovich Zaitsev (Александр Леонидович Зайцев; born May 19, 1945) is a Russian and Soviet radio engineer and astronomer from Fryazino.
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Alinda asteroid
The Alinda asteroids are a dynamical group of asteroids with a semi-major axis of about 2.5 AU and an orbital eccentricity approximately between 0.4 and 0.65.
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Apollo asteroid
The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s.
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Asteroid
Asteroids are minor planets, especially those of the inner Solar System.
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Chang'e 2
Chang'e 2 is a Chinese unmanned lunar probe that was launched on 1 October 2010.
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Chang'e 3
Chang'e 3 is an unmanned lunar exploration mission operated by the China National Space Administration (CNSA), incorporating a robotic lander and China's first lunar rover.
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Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP), also known as the Chang'e program after the Chinese moon goddess Chang'e, is an ongoing series of robotic Moon missions by the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
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Christian Pollas
Christian Pollas (b. 1947) is a French astronomer an discoverer of minor planets and observer of Supernovae.
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Comparison of Asian national space programs
Several Asian countries have space programs and are actively competing to achieve scientific and technological advancements in space, a situation sometimes referred to as the Asian space race in the popular media as a reference to the earlier Space Race between the United States and the Soviet Union.
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Dawn (spacecraft)
Dawn is a space probe launched by NASA in September 2007 with the mission of studying two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt, Vesta and Ceres.
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Extraterrestrial skies
In astronomy, an extraterrestrial sky is a view of outer space from the surface of a world other than Earth.
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Goldstone Solar System Radar
The Goldstone Solar System Radar, or GSSR, is a large radar system used for investigating objects in the Solar system.
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Interplanetary Transport Network
The Interplanetary Transport Network (ITN) is a collection of gravitationally determined pathways through the Solar System that require very little energy for an object to follow.
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Lagrangian point
In celestial mechanics, the Lagrangian points (also Lagrange points, L-points, or libration points) are positions in an orbital configuration of two large bodies, wherein a small object, affected only by the gravitational forces from the two larger objects, will maintain its position relative to them.
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Lissajous orbit
In orbital mechanics, a Lissajous orbit, named after Jules Antoine Lissajous, is a quasi-periodic orbital trajectory that an object can follow around a Lagrangian point of a three-body system without requiring any propulsion.
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List of active Solar System probes
This is a list of active space probes which have escaped Earth orbit.
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List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies
The adjectival forms of the names of astronomical bodies are not always easily predictable.
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List of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit
Below is a list of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit.
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List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
This is a list of examples where an asteroid or meteoroid travels close to the Earth.
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List of Earth-crossing minor planets
An Earth-crosser is a near-Earth asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Earth as observed from the ecliptic pole of Earth's orbit.
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List of exceptional asteroids
The following is a collection of lists of exceptional asteroids in the Solar System.
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List of instrument-resolved minor planets
The following list of instrument-resolved minor planets consists of minor planets whose disks have been resolved, whether by telescope, a visit by an unmanned spacecraft, or by observing the occultation of a background star from multiple sites.
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List of interplanetary voyages
This is a comprehensive list of interplanetary spaceflights, spaceflight between two or more bodies of the Solar System, listed in chronological order by launch date.
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List of Mars-crossing minor planets
A Mars-crossing asteroid (MCA, also Mars-crosser, MC) is an asteroid whose orbit crosses that of Mars.
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List of minor planets
This is a list of numbered minor planets in numerical order.
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List of minor planets and comets visited by spacecraft
The following tables list all minor planets and comets that have been visited by spacecraft.
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List of minor planets: 4001–5000
#C2FFFF | 4063 Euforbo || || February 1, 1989 || Bologna || San Vittore Obs.
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List of missions to the Moon
As part of human exploration of the Moon, numerous space missions have been undertaken to study Earth's natural satellite.
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List of named minor planets: 4000–4999
This is a partial list of named minor planets in numerical order.
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List of named minor planets: T
This is a partial list containing all named minor planets starting with the letter T. It is ordered in a case-insensitive, alphabetical manner and contains a total of 1,067 entries.
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List of near-Earth asteroids by distance from Sun
This list contains many notable Near-Earth asteroids organised by their average distance from the Sun, and includes the planets and distances for comparability.
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List of objects at Lagrangian points
This is a list of known objects which occupy, have occupied, or are planned to occupy any of the five Lagrangian points of two-body systems in space.
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List of slow rotators (minor planets)
This is a list of slow rotators—minor planets that have an exceptionally long rotation period.
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List of Solar System objects by size
This is a partial list of Solar System objects by size, arranged in descending order of mean volumetric radius, and subdivided into several size classes.
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List of Solar System probes
This is a list of space probes that have left Earth orbit (or were launched with that intention but failed), organized by their planned destination.
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List of spaceflight records
This is a list of spaceflight records.
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List of tumblers (small Solar System bodies)
This is a list of tumblers, minor planets, comets and natural satellites that rotate on a non-principal axis, commonly known as "tumbling" or "wobbling".
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Meanings of minor planet names: 4001–5000
009 | 4009 Drobyshevskij || || Edward Drobyshevski, Russian astro- and plasma physicist at Ioffe Institute in St.
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Moon
The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.
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Near-Earth object
A near-Earth object (NEO) is any small Solar System body whose orbit can bring it into proximity with Earth.
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Poles of astronomical bodies
The poles of astronomical bodies are determined based on their axis of rotation in relation to the celestial poles of the celestial sphere.
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Potentially hazardous object
A potentially hazardous object (PHO) is a near-Earth object – either an asteroid or a comet – with an orbit that can make exceptionally close approaches to the Earth and large enough to cause significant regional damage in the event of impact.
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Radar astronomy
Radar astronomy is a technique of observing nearby astronomical objects by reflecting microwaves off target objects and analyzing the reflections.
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Sentinel Space Telescope
The Sentinel Space Telescope washttp://spacenews.com/b612-studying-smallsat-missions-to-search-for-near-earth-objects/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3255059/Nasa-pulls-plug-killer-asteroid-hunter-Sentinel-mission-set-search-dangerous-space-rocks-loses-30-million-support.html a space observatory being designed and built for the B612 Foundation, and under development by Ball Aerospace & Technologies.
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September 29
No description.
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Space probe
A space probe is a robotic spacecraft that does not orbit the Earth, but, instead, explores further into outer space.
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Steven J. Ostro
Steven Jeffrey Ostro (March 9, 1946 – December 15, 2008) was an American scientist specializing in radar astronomy.
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The Planets
The Planets, Op.
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Timeline of Solar System exploration
This is a timeline of Solar System exploration ordered by date of spacecraft launch.
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Toutatis
Toutatis or Teutates was a Celtic god worshipped in ancient Gaul and Britain.
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Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope
The Yevpatoria RT-70 radio telescope (P-2500, RT-70) is an RT-70 radio telescope and planetary radar at the Center for Deep Space Communications, Yevpatoria, Crimea.
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(192642) 1999 RD32
, provisional designation, is an eccentric asteroid and suspected contact binary, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 5 kilometers in diameter.
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(33342) 1998 WT24
is a bright, sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid (PHA) of the Aten group, located in Venus's zone of influence that has frequent close encounters with Mercury, Venus, and Earth.
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2007 TU24
is an Apollo near-Earth asteroid that was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona on October 11, 2007.
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2012 in science
The year 2012 involved many significant scientific events and discoveries, including the first orbital rendezvous by a commercial spacecraft, the discovery of a particle highly similar to the long-sought Higgs boson, and the near-eradication of guinea worm disease.
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2012 in spaceflight
The year 2012 saw a number of significant events in spaceflight.
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2014 HQ124
is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Aten group, approximately in diameter.
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4151 Alanhale
4151 Alanhale, provisional designation, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 19 kilometers in diameter.
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6489 Golevka
6489 Golevka is an Apollo, Mars-crosser, and Alinda asteroid discovered in 1991 by Eleanor F. Helin.
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References
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