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ESA Rosetta / Philae
ESA · Comet Orbiter / Lander / Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbital Science and Landing · Europe · Modern (1992–2009)
Rosetta was a space probe built by the European Space Agency that launched on 2 March 2004. Along with Philae, its lander module, Rosetta performed a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P). During its journey to the comet, the spacecraft performed flybys of Earth, Mars, and the asteroids 21 Lutetia and 2867 Šteins. It was launched as the third cornerstone mission of the ESA's Horizon 2000 programme, after SOHO / Cluster and XMM-Newton. The total cost of the mission was about €1.3 billion (US$1.8 billion).
Specifications
- Category
- Space
- Sub-Category
- Space Probe
- Domain
- Civil
- Era
- Modern (1992–2009)
- Country
- Europe
- Manufacturer
- ESA
- Co-Manufacturer
- Astrium
- Operator
- ESA
- Primary Role
- Comet Orbiter / Lander / Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Orbital Science and Landing
- Status
- Retired
- Service Entry
- 2004
- Produced
- 1
- Unit Cost (2026$)
- ~$1.8B
- Launch
- Ariane 5G (2004)
- MTOW (lb)
- 6614