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Planetary Science
United States Air Force
Delta II | Deep Impact (DIF)
Delta II 7925-9.5
Jan 12, 6:47 PM UTC
Jan 12, 6:47 PM UTC
Mission Elapsed Time
T-00:00:00
Mission Details
Deep Impact was to fly by Comet 9P/Tempel-1 on 3 July 2005. An impacter it released was to hit the comet on 4 July at 10.2 km/s, producing a crater and ejecta plume that would allow the flyby spacecraft to determine the composition and structure of the comet's nucleus.
- Type
- Planetary Science
- Orbit
- Asteroid
- Programs
- Discovery Program
Launch Site
- Pad
- Space Launch Complex 17B
- Location
- Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Country
- 🇺🇸 USA