Launched NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft from Cape Canaveral on a mission to comet Tempel 1. On July 4, 2005, the probe released an impactor that struck the comet's nucleus, letting scientists study its interior composition.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Asteroid
- Payload to orbit
- 973 kg
- Flight
- 18th
- of 26 Delta II 7925-9.5 flights
- Date and time
- 12 January 2005, 18:47 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7925-9.5
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Planetary Science
- International designator
- 2005-001
- Launches in 2005
- 1st of 56
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