Planetary Science

ROSETTA

NonoperationalPlanetary ScienceHeliocentric

Rosetta or Rashid is a port city of the Nile Delta, 65 km (40 mi) east of Alexandria, in Egypt's Beheira governorate. The Rosetta Stone was discovered in nearby Fort Julien in 1799.

Launch

Launch date: March 2, 2004 at 07:17 AM UTC
Launch site: Guiana Space Centre, Kourou
Launched by: Ariane 5 G+ →
Operator: Arianespace
Mission: Rosetta
Launch record: View full launch →

Trajectory

Regime: Interplanetary — Heliocentric
Reference body: Heliocentric

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l): 2004-006A
NORAD catalog №: 28169
Object type: Payload
Owner / operator: European Space Agency
Status: Nonoperational

End of mission

Fate: No longer operational — remains in orbit as inactive.
Final status: Nonoperational