flown missionSuccess

Delta II | Deep Impact (DIF)

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAJan 12, 2005, 18:47 UTC

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

mission

Name: Deep Impact (DIF)
Type: Planetary Science
Target orbit: Asteroid (Asteroid)

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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Jan 12, 2005, 18:47 UTC
Window opens: Jan 12, 2005, 18:47 UTC
Window closes: Jan 12, 2005, 18:47 UTC
Last updated: Dec 31, 2023, 12:28 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7925-9.5
Family: Delta
Variant: 7925-9.5
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17B
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4458, -80.5657