January 12, 2005 6:47 pm
Deep Impact (DIF)
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Delta II
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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.
Launch Overview
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18:47 UTC
Window Close
18:47 UTC
Lift Off
Jan 12, 2005 · 18:47 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Target Orbit
Asteroid
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Deep Impact (DIF)
Rocket
Delta II
Destination
Asteroid
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United States Air Force
Space Launch Complex 17B
Launch Overview
Window Open
18:47 UTC
Window Close
18:47 UTC
Lift Off
Jan 12, 2005 · 18:47 UTC
Launch Facility
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Target Orbit
Asteroid
Payload Overview
Customer
United States Air Force
Payload
Deep Impact (DIF)
Rocket
Delta II
Destination
Asteroid
Recovery Overview
Landing Location
See Mission Notes
Landing Type
RTLS / Droneship
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