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Deep Impact (DIF)
Delta II 7925-9.5United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B
Wednesday, January 12, 2005 · 06:47 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Mission Brief
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.
PayloadDeep Impact (DIF)
OrbitAsteroid
CustomerDiscovery Program
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
14 / 14100%Site lock
Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.446°N, 80.566°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
