Delta 7425-9.5 | 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.
Mission Details
- Launch date: July 3, 2002 at 06:47 AM UTC
- Launch vehicle: Delta II
- Operator: United States Air Force
- Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Mission type: Heliophysics