Rosetta 67P comet orbiter and Philae lander spacecraft family
ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft rendezvoused with and orbited comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, studying its nucleus and coma before deploying the Philae lander for the first comet-surface landing.
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Identity
- Aliases
- RosettaRosetta comet chaserPhilae lander
- Family Name
- Rosetta
- Full Name
- Rosetta 67P comet orbiter and Philae lander spacecraft family
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbiterlanderresearch
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft rendezvoused with and orbited comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, studying its nucleus and coma before deploying the Philae lander for the first comet-surface landing.
- First Flight Year
- 2,004
- Last Flight Year
- 2,016
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- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:32:20 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 22:32:20 UTC