Clementine 2

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Mission typeAsteroid exploration
OperatorNASA / BMDO
Mission durationCancelled
Clementine 2
(DSPSE-2)
Design of the original Clementine spacecraft
Mission typeAsteroid exploration
OperatorNASA / BMDO
Mission durationCancelled
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerNaval Research Laboratory[1]
Start of mission
Launch datePlanned:
July 1995
RocketTaurus-1110
Flyby of 433 Eros (proposed)
Closest approach13 March 1996
Distance30 km (19 mi)[2]
Flyby of 4179 Toutatis (proposed)
Closest approach4 October 1996
Distance50 km (31 mi)[2]

Clementine 2 was a proposed asteroid-interception mission that was intended to fly by two near-Earth asteroids, 433 Eros and 4179 Toutatis planned by NASA.[2]

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