Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour

Delta 7425-9.5 | Contour

Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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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.

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Delta II 7425-9.5


Height 39.00 Meters

Max Stages 4

Mass To GTO 0 kg

Liftoff Thrust 3020 kN

Diameter 2.44 Meters

Mass To LEO 0 kg

Liftoff Mass 170 Tonnes


Launch Success 3

Consecutive Success 3

Maiden Flight 1998-12-11

Launch Failures 0


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Discovery Program

The Discovery Program is a series of Solar System exploration missions funded by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) through its Planetary Missions Program Office. The cost of each mission is capped at a lower level than missions from NASA's New Frontiers or Flagship Programs. As a result, Discovery missions tend to be more focused on a specific scientific goal rather than serving a general purpose.

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