Giotto spacecraft
ESA Giotto was a GEOS-derived deep-space comet probe that flew within 600 kilometers of comet Halley on 13 March 1986 and later within about 200 kilometers of comet Grigg-Skjellerup on 10 July 1992 during its extended mission.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Giotto comet probeGEOS-derived GiottoGiotto Extended MissionGiotto GEM
- Family Name
- Giotto
- Full Name
- Giotto spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflybyresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA Giotto was a GEOS-derived deep-space comet probe that flew within 600 kilometers of comet Halley on 13 March 1986 and later within about 200 kilometers of comet Grigg-Skjellerup on 10 July 1992 during its extended mission.
- Dimensions
- Diameter M
- 1.85
- Height M
- 2.85
- First Flight Year
- 1,985
- Last Flight Year
- 1,992
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 960
- Reusability
- expendable
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 09:30:23 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 20:06:53 UTC