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Delta II | Deep Impact (DIF)
United States Air ForceLaunch Successful

Deep Impact (DIF)

Delta II 7925-9.5

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITECape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission

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.

Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925-9.5
Mission type
Planetary Science
Destination orbit
Asteroid
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17B
Provider
United States Air Force
Programs
Discovery Program

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Delta II 7925-9.5
USAF
Launch vehicle

Delta II 7925-9.5

Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.

Height
38.9 m
Diameter
2.4 m
Stages
3
Recorded launches
26
First flight
1998-01-10

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Launch site & orbit

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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DestinationAsteroid

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