ArianespaceAriane 5 G+Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Rosetta
Launched
March 2, 2004 · 07:17 UTC
Image: ESA/S. Corvaja
Summary
Rosetta launched on an Arianespace Ariane 5 G+ from Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana on March 2, 2004 at 07:17 UTC. It was Arianespace's 157th launch, 1st this year and humanity's 4,645th orbital launch attempt. It was the 1st Ariane 5 G+ flight. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- Rosetta's journeyEuropean Space Agency, ESA
- Rosetta Launch 2nd March 2004, Arianespace Flight 158Satscaner
- Vehicle
- Ariane 5 G+ · Arianespace
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 1st Ariane 5 G+ flightArianespace's 157th launch1st this yearhumanity's 4,645th orbital launch attempt6th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Rosetta · NORAD 28169 · left Earth orbit March 2, 2004
Ariane 5 L518 EPS · left Earth orbit March 2, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Rosetta is a space probe built by the ESA, along with Philae, its lander, it intends to survery and study comet 67P/Churyumov-Garasimenko.
Pad
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
18th launch from Ariane Launch Area 3, 1st this year · 171st from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
Local pad time at liftoff: Mar 2, 4:17 AM GMT-3, at night
118 launches from this pad · 336 from Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana
156 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Rosetta launch?
Rosetta launched on March 2, 2004 at 07:17 UTC.
Where can I watch Rosetta?
Coverage: Rosetta's journey; Rosetta Launch 2nd March 2004, Arianespace Flight 158. Watch the replay
What rocket launched Rosetta?
Ariane 5 G+, flown by Arianespace. Ariane 5 G+ spec sheet
Where did Rosetta launch from?
Ariane Launch Area 3, Guiana Space Centre, French Guiana. Liftoff was Mar 2, 4:17 AM GMT-3 local time at the pad.
What orbit was Rosetta going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Rosetta launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).