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DI Impactor
DI Impactor was launched on January 12, 2005 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: reentered (orbital decay) (Jul 4, 2005).
COSPAR 2005-001GCAT D00838United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- DI Impactor
- Payload designation
- Deep Impact
- International designator
- 2005-001
- GCAT identifier
- D00838
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- NASA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Ball Aerospace
Launch
- Date
- January 12, 2005 · 18:47 UTC
- Launch record
- 2005-001Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7925-9.5
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Reentered (orbital decay)
- Status date
- July 4, 2005
Size
- Mass
- 372 kg
- Dry mass
- 364 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00838
- Final central body
- 9P/Tempel 1
- Phase start
- July 4, 2005
- Phase outcome
- Reentered (orbital decay) · July 4, 2005
- Destination
- 9P/Tempel 1
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2005 | Earth | Jan 17, 2005 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9P/Tempel 1 | Impactor | Targeted impact | Jul 4, 2005 | — | — |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).