Giotto
Giotto was ESA’s first deep-space spacecraft, launched on 2 July 1985 to encounter Comet Halley and later Comet Grigg–Skjellerup. It returned the first close-up images of a comet nucleus and completed its second comet flyby in July 1992.
Identity
- Aliases
- Giotto spacecraftGiotto comet probeGiotto Halley probe
- Name
- Giotto
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Giotto was ESA’s first deep-space spacecraft, launched on 2 July 1985 to encounter Comet Halley and later Comet Grigg–Skjellerup. It returned the first close-up images of a comet nucleus and completed its second comet flyby in July 1992.
- First Flight Date
- 1985-07-02
- Vehicle Family
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:06:45 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:06:45 UTC
Other
- Last Flight Date
- 1992-07-10