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Deep Impact

Space Probe

Deep Impact was a NASA robotic space probe launched in 2005 to study the interior composition of a comet by releasing a separate impactor spacecraft into its path. On July 4, 2005, the impactor struck Comet Tempel 1 at high speed while the main spacecraft observed the resulting debris cloud, providing the first look beneath a comet surface crust and revealing it to be more porous and fragile than expected. After completing its primary mission, the spacecraft was redirected under an extended mission called EPOXI to study extrasolar planets and fly by a second comet, Hartley 2, in 2010.

Facts
Spacecraft Type
Flyby/impactor (9P/Tempel) 1
Launch Date
2005-01-12 2
Manufacturer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies 1
Status
Contact lost 1
Status
Status (category)
Lost 1
Connections

Mission Of

Discovery Program, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia - Deep Impact (spacecraft)

Operated By

NASA, Space Agencies and Companies

Deep Impact was a NASA mission that released an impactor into Comet Tempel 1 in 2005 to study its interior composition.

Source Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Additional Source Wikipedia - Deep Impact (spacecraft)Wikipedia: Deep Impact (spacecraft), lead section
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Manufactured By

Ball Aerospace

Also in Business Atlas: the manufacturer of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia - Deep Impact (spacecraft)
  • Infobox, mission type
    Flyby/impactor (9P/Tempel)
  • Infobox, manufacturer
    Ball Aerospace & Technologies
  • Infobox, status
    contact lost
  • In Group: Comet Probes, Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005. It was designed to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by rele
  • Operated By: NASA, Wikipedia: Deep Impact (spacecraft), lead section
  • Mission Of: Discovery Program, Article text
    In 1999, a revised and technologically upgraded mission proposal, dubbed Deep Impact, was accepted and funded as part of NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost spacecraft.
  • Part Of: Discovery Program, Article text
    In 1999, a revised and technologically upgraded mission proposal, dubbed Deep Impact, was accepted and funded as part of NASA's Discovery Program of low-cost spacecraft.
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2. Wikidata: Deep Impact
Wikidata Q208231, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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