flown missionSuccess

Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJul 03, 2002, 06:47 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Contour
Type: Heliophysics
Target orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jul 03, 2002, 06:47 UTC
Window opens: Jul 03, 2002, 06:47 UTC
Window closes: Jul 03, 2002, 06:47 UTC
Last updated: Dec 31, 2023, 12:32 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7425-9.5
Family: Delta
Variant: 7425-9.5
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4472, -80.5650