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1999 · United States Air Force

Stardust

successDelta 7426-9.5 | Stardust

Stardust is the first U.S. space mission dedicated solely to the exploration of a comet, and the first robotic mission designed to return extraterrestrial material from outside the orbit of the Moon.

Overview

Date / time
February 7, 1999 at 09:04 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Stardust
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit achieved
Heliocentric N/A
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7426-9.5 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 2

STARDUST
Heliocentric
STARDUST SRC
HEO