Delta II 7425 launched NASA's CONTOUR (Comet Nucleus Tour) spacecraft, a Discovery-program probe designed to fly by comets Encke, Schwassmann-Wachmann 3, and d'Arrest for high-resolution imaging. The launch succeeded, but CONTOUR was lost in August 2002 during its solid-motor burn to leave Earth orbit.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- SSO
- Sun-synchronous orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 938 kg
- Flight
- 3rd
- of 3 Delta II 7425-9.5 flights
- Date and time
- 3 July 2002, 06:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7425-9.5
- Builder
- McDonnell Douglas
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Heliophysics
- International designator
- 2002-034
- Launches in 2002
- 34th of 65
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