Rosetta Comet-Orbiter Spacecraft
ESA Rosetta was the first spacecraft to rendezvous with and orbit a comet, escorting 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko while carrying and deploying the Philae lander before a controlled impact ended the mission in September 2016.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RosettaRosetta spacecraftRosetta orbiter
- Family Name
- Rosetta
- Full Name
- Rosetta Comet-Orbiter Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA Rosetta was the first spacecraft to rendezvous with and orbit a comet, escorting 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko while carrying and deploying the Philae lander before a controlled impact ended the mission in September 2016.
- First Flight Year
- 2,004
- Last Flight Year
- 2,016
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass
- …
- Reusability
- unknown
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- Creation Time
- August 12, 2026 at 17:50:53 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 12:24:56 UTC