Status
Success
CONTOUR
Launch Time
Wed Jul 03, 2002 06:47 UTC
Wed Jul 03, 2002 06:47 UTC
Rocket
Mission Details
CONTOUR
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 328.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2002
34th orbital launch attempt
Delta II
103rd mission
3rd mission of 2002
101st successful mission
48th consecutive successful mission