Rosetta (spacecraft)

Rosetta
	Computer model o Rosetta
Mission teep	Comet orbiter/lander
Operator	European Space Agency
COSPAR ID	2004-006A
SATCAT no.	28169
Wabsteix	www.esa.int/rosetta
Mission duration	20 years, 8 months and 28 days elapsed
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer	Astrium
Launch mass	Orbiter: 2,900 kg (6,400 lb); Lander: 100 kg (220 lb)
Dry mass	Orbiter: 1,230 kg (2,710 lb)
Peylaid mass	Orbiter: 165 kg (364 lb); Lander: 27 kg (60 lb)
Dimensions	2.8 × 2.1 × 2 m (9.2 × 6.9 × 6.6 ft)
Pouer	850 watts at 3.4 AU
Stairt o mission
Launch date	2 March 2004, 07:17 UTC
Rocket	Ariane 5G+ V-158
Launch steid	Kourou ELA-3
Contractor	Arianespace
Fleebi o Mars
Closest approach	25 February 2007
Distance	250 km (160 mi)
Fleebi o 2867 Šteins
Closest approach	5 September 2008, 20:38 UTC
Distance	800 km (500 mi)
Fleebi o 21 Lutetia
Closest approach	10 July 2010, 16:10 UTC
Distance	3,162 km (1,965 mi)
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko orbiter
Orbital insertion	06 August 2014, 09:06 UTC
Orbit parameters
Periapsis	200 km (120 mi) planned
Transponders
Baund	S band (law gain antenna); X band (heich gain antenna)
Baundweenth	7.8 bit/s (S Band); 22 kbit/s (X Band)
Instruments
	ALICE: Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrometer; CONSERT: COmet Nucleus Sounding Experiment by Radio wave Transmission; COSIMA: COmetary Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometer; GIADA: Grain Impact Analyser and Dust Accumulator; MIDAS: Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System; MIRO: Microwave Spectrometer for the Rosetta Orbiter; OSIRIS: Optical, Spectroscopic, and InfraRed Remote Imaging System; ROSINA: Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis; RPC Rosetta Plasma Consortium; RSI: Radio Science Investigation; VIRTIS: Visible and Infrared Thermal Imaging Spectrometer

Rosetta is a robotic space probe biggit an launched bi the European Space Agency tae perform a detailed study o comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.^[4]^[5] It wis lencht on the 2t o Mairch 2004 an feenisht its meesion on the 30t September 2016.

References

↑ "Rosetta at a glance – technical data and timeline". DLR. Archived frae the original on 8 Januar 2014. Retrieved 8 Januar 2014.
↑ "Rosetta timeline: countdown to comet arrival". European Space Agency. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
↑ "No. 2 – Activating Rosetta". European Space Agency. 8 Mairch 2004. Retrieved 8 Januar 2014.
↑ Agle, DC; Brown, Dwayne; Bauer, Markus (30 Juin 2014). "Rosetta's Comet Target 'Releases' Plentiful Water". NASA. Retrieved 30 Juin 2014.
↑ Chang, Kenneth (5 August 2014). "Rosetta Spacecraft Set for Unprecedented Close Study of a Comet". New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

[DLR-1] "Rosetta at a glance – technical data and timeline". DLR. Archived frae the original on 8 Januar 2014. Retrieved 8 Januar 2014.

[timeline-2] "Rosetta timeline: countdown to comet arrival". European Space Agency. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.

[esaActivating-3] "No. 2 – Activating Rosetta". European Space Agency. 8 Mairch 2004. Retrieved 8 Januar 2014.

[NASA-20140630-4] Agle, DC; Brown, Dwayne; Bauer, Markus (30 Juin 2014). "Rosetta's Comet Target 'Releases' Plentiful Water". NASA. Retrieved 30 Juin 2014.

[NYT-20140805-5] Chang, Kenneth (5 August 2014). "Rosetta Spacecraft Set for Unprecedented Close Study of a Comet". New York Times. Retrieved 5 August 2014.

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