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Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour
United States Air Force · Delta II 7425-9.5 · Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 1,044th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 4,545th orbital launch attempt
July 3, 2002Add to calendar
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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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Contour
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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