Launch Success
Liftoff Time (GMT)
06:47:00
Wednesday July 3, 2002
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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
Manufacturer
ULARocket
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
103rd
Mission
3rd
Mission of 2002
34th
Orbital launch attempt