Comet
Deep Impact
Comet impactor.
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Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Comet impactor. This reconstructed record groups 2 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2005-001; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 12 January 2005, 18:47:08 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Delta 7925-9.5
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 11 August 2013
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Deep Impact
Comet impactor.
- GCAT ID
- S28517
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 601 kg
- Dimensions
- 3.3 m long · 1.7 m diameter · 3.3 m span
DI Impactor
GCAT program: Disc RV.
- GCAT ID
- A06946
- Manufacturer
- Ball Aerospace
- Launch mass
- 372 kg
- Dimensions
- 1 m long · 1 m diameter · 1 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Deep Impact.
Asset provenance
3D model
- Source
- Sketchfab — Deep Impact
- Author
- uperesito
- Usage
- CC BY 4.0
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