Mission record

Delta 7426-9.5 | Stardust

Delta II· Space Launch Complex 17A· Success
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Helio-N/A
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 07 Feb 1999 21:04:15 GMT
Orbital launch #
#4292 ever

Mission

Stardust is the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to the exploration of a comet, and the first robotic mission designed to return extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the Moon.

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