CONTOUR

Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

06:47:00

Wednesday July 3, 2002

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Mission Details

CONTOUR

Wiki

The COmet Nucleus TOUR (CONTOUR) is a NASA Discovery-class space probe. It had as its primary objective close flybys of two comet nuclei with the possibility of a flyby of a third known comet or an as-yet-undiscovered comet. Built by Boeing.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

328 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Delta II 7425

Active 1998 to 2002

United Launch Alliance logo

Manufacturer

ULA

Rocket

Height: 38.1m

Payload to Orbit

GTO: 1,110 kg

Liftoff Thrust

3,020 Kilonewtons

Fairing

Diameter: 2.9m

Height: 8.49m

Stages

3

Strap-ons

4

Launch Site

SLC-17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

11 days 12 hours

Stats

Delta II


103rd

Mission

3rd

Mission of 2002

2002


34th

Orbital launch attempt