Facts and figures
Key facts
Mission: |
Comet Halley Flyby |
Launch Vehicle: |
Ariane 1 |
Launch Date/Time: |
2 July 1985 at 11.23.13 Universal Time (GMT) |
Launch Site: |
Kourou (French Guiana) |
Spacecraft mass: |
960 kg |
On-orbit dry mass: |
582.7 kg |
Nominal Power Output: |
196 W |
Key dates
13 March, 1986 |
Comet Halley Flyby |
2 July, 1990 |
Earth Flyby |
10 July, 1992 |
Comet Grigg-Skjellerup Flyby |
1 July, 1999 |
Earth Flyby |
Last updated: 2 February, 2000
Last Update: 1 September 2019