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Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour

Name: Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour
Start: 2002-07-03T06:47:41.000Z
End: 2002-07-03T06:47:41.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

July 3, 2002 at 6:47 AM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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July 3, 2002 at 6:47 AM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Rocket: Delta 7425-9.5
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: July 3, 2002 at 6:47 AM UTC
Window closes: July 3, 2002 at 6:47 AM UTC
Feed updated: December 31, 2023 at 12:32 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Delta 7425-9.5

Delta · 7425-9.5

Height

39 m

Diameter

2.44 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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