Rosetta (spacecraft)
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| Organization: | European Space Agency |
| Major contractors: | European Space Agency |
| Mission type: | Comet Orbiter/Lander |
| Flyby of: | Earth, Mars, 2867 Šteins, 21 Lutetia |
| Satellite of: | 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko |
| Launch date: | 2 March 2004 |
| Launch vehicle: | Ariane 5G+ |
| Decay: | N/A |
| Mission duration: | 9 years, 2 months, and 18 days elapsed |
| NSSDC ID: | 2004-006A |
| Webpage: | ESA-Rosetta |
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Rosetta is an ESA space probe. It is on a mission to study the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. The Rosetta mission is made up of two parts: the Rosetta space probe and the Philae lander. The spacecraft was launched on 2 March 2004 by an Ariane 5 rocket. It will reach the comet by mid 2014.
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