Mission description
Rosetta is a space probe built by the ESA, along with Philae, its lander, it intends to survery and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Garasimenko.
Launch index
Mission imagery · Ariane 5 G+
Launch Successful
Ariane 5 G+ | Rosetta
March 2, 2004 at 7:17 AM UTC
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Launch details
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March 2, 2004 at 7:17 AM UTC
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Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana · 5.2390, -52.7680
- Rocket
- Ariane 5 G+
- Launch probability
- Not published
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- March 2, 2004 at 7:17 AM UTC
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- March 2, 2004 at 7:17 AM UTC
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- June 15, 2024 at 1:19 PM UTC
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Rosetta's journey
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Ariane 5 G+
Ariane 5 · G+
Height
55 m
Diameter
5.4 m
LEO capacity
0 kg
Successful launches
3
Launch complex
Ariane Launch Area 3
Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
The Guiana Space Centre is a European spaceport to the northwest of Kourou in French Guiana, a region of France in South America. Kourou is located at a latitude of 5°. In operation since 1968, it is a suitable location for a spaceport because of its equatorial location and open sea to the east.
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