United States Air ForceDelta II 7425-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour
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United States Air Force's 1,044th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,545th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 3, 06:47 – Jul 3, 06:47 UTC
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The CONTOUR (Comet Nucleus Tour) probe, built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), began its five year mission to explore three comets, using repeated encounters with the earth to modify its orbit in order to reach each target.
Heliophysics · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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