Status
Launch Successful
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Description
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.
Details
Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Location
Unknown
Date
Sun, Feb 7, 1999, 21:04
Weather
Pro