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1985 · Arianespace

Giotto

successAriane 1 | Giotto

Probe designed to flyby Comet 1P/Halley and Comet 26P/Grigg-Skjellerup

Overview

Date / time: July 2, 1985 at 11:23 AM UTC
Outcome: success
Launch site: Ariane Launch Area 1 (ELV)
Mission: Giotto
Mission type: Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved: Asteroid

Launch provider

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Payloads deployed · 1