2022 OB5 is a small near-Earth asteroid that passed within 0.00679 AU (1,016,000 km) from Earth on 5 August 2022.[2] It was the primary target of AstroForge's Brokkr-2 (Odin) mission, which launched alongside IM-2 in February 2025, and was planned to reach the asteroid around December 2025.[3] Communication issues ultimately prevented the mission from visiting the asteroid.[4] It was selected for the mission as it is suspected to be a metallic M-type asteroid suitable for space mining in the future. However, its actual spectroscopic composition is not yet known.[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ "MPEC 2022-P05: 2022 OB5". Minor Planet Electronic Circular. Minor Planet Center. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "(2022 OB5) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  3. ^ E. Berger (29 January 2025). "AstroForge selects target for "high risk, seat of the pants" asteroid mission". Ars Technica. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  4. ^ C. Snowden (6 March 2025). "AstroForge | Odin't: A Complete Debrief of Our Deep Space Mission". www.astroforge.com. AstroForge. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
  5. ^ J. Foust (29 January 2025). "AstroForge announces asteroid target for upcoming mission". SpaceNews. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  6. ^ J. O’Callaghan (23 February 2025). "Earth's 1st Asteroid Mining Prospector Heads to the Launchpad". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
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