United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Deep Impact (DIF)
Launched
January 12, 2005
Image: USAF
Summary
Deep Impact (DIF) launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on January 12, 2005. It was United States Air Force's 1,066th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,695th orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Asteroid (Asteroid). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air ForceDiscovery Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Asteroid (Asteroid)
- Milestone
- 18th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 1st this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,066th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,695th orbital launch attempt1st orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- DIF · NORAD 28517 · left Earth orbit January 13, 2005
Delta 311 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit January 13, 2005
Delta 311 · re-entered June 20, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 1st this year · 632nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Deep Impact (DIF) launch?
Deep Impact (DIF) launched on January 12, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Deep Impact (DIF)?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Deep Impact (DIF)?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did Deep Impact (DIF) launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Deep Impact (DIF) going to?
Asteroid (Asteroid), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Deep Impact (DIF) launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Deep Impact (DIF) part of?
Discovery Program. About Discovery Program