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CONTOUR
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Also known as COmet Nucleus TOUR

Weltraumsonde der NASA

Key facts

Spaceflight.name
CONTOUR
Spaceflight.names_list
Comet Nucleus Tour
Spaceflight.image
Contour comet.jpg
Spaceflight.image_caption
Artist impression of CONTOUR approaching a comet.
Spaceflight.image_alt
The CONTOUR spacecraft approaches the coma of a comet, while another comet is visible in the background.
Spaceflight.image_size
300px
Spaceflight.mission_type
Cometary flyby
Spaceflight.operator
NASA / APL
Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
2002-034A
Spaceflight.SATCAT
27457
Spaceflight.website
science.nasa.gov
Spaceflight.manufacturer
Applied Physics Laboratory
Spaceflight.power
670 watts
Spaceflight.launch_date
3 July 2002, 06:47:41 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_rocket
Delta II 7425–9.5D-292
Spaceflight.launch_site
Cape Canaveral SLC-17
Spaceflight.launch_contractor
Boeing
Spaceflight.disposal_type
Destroyed

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
space probe
Image
CONTOUR pre-launch.jpg
Significant event
rocket launch
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Commons category
CONTOUR
UTC date of spacecraft launch
2002-07-03
space launch vehicle
Delta II
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Article · Deutsch

CONTOUR (Comet Nucleus Tour) war der Name einer US-amerikanischen Raumsonde, die im Jahr 2002 gestartet wurde. Sie verunglückte kurz nach dem Start im Erdorbit und zerbrach in mehrere Teile. Die Unglücksursache konnte nicht einwandfrei geklärt werden.

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