Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Heliophysics · SSO
The CONTOUR (Comet Nucleus Tour) probe, built and operated by the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), began its five year mission to explore three comets, using repeated encounters with the earth to modify its orbit in order to reach each target.
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| CONTOUR 2002-034A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 2002-034B | Rocket body | re-entered 2002-07-07 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 2002-034C | Rocket body | re-entered 2003-10-15 |
COSPAR ID 2002-034. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).