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Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour
Delta II 7425-9.5
Jul 3, 2002, 6:47 AM UTC
Jul 3, 2002, 6:47 AM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
The CONTOUR (Comet Nucleus Tour) probe, built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), began its five year mission to explore three comets, using repeated encounters with the earth to modify its orbit in order to reach each target.
- Type
- Heliophysics
- Orbit
- Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Programs
- Discovery Program
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17A
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA