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What organisation developed the Rosetta space mission?

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What organisation developed the Rosetta space mission?
posted Jan 25, 2016 by Nikhil Pandey

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The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space

Rosetta was launched on 2 March 2004 from the Guiana Space Centre in French Guiana on an Ariane 5 rocket and reached Comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014,[15] becoming the first spacecraft to orbit a comet.

answer Jan 25, 2016 by Amit Kumar Pandey
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The European Space Agency (ESA) is an intergovernmental organisation dedicated to the exploration of space.
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Mission type Comet orbiter/lander
Operator European Space Agency
COSPAR ID 2004-006A
SATCAT № 28169
Website esa.int/rosetta
Mission duration Elapsed: 11 years, 11 months and 27 days
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer Astrium
Launch mass Orbiter: 2,900 kg (6,400 lb)
Lander: 100 kg (220 lb)
Dry mass Orbiter: 1,230 kg (2,710 lb)
Payload mass Orbiter: 165 kg (364 lb)
Lander: 27 kg (60 lb)
Dimensions 2.8 × 2.1 × 2 m (9.2 × 6.9 × 6.6 ft)
Power 850 watts at 3.4 AU1
Start of mission
Launch date 2 March 2004, 07:17 UTC
Rocket Ariane 5G+ V-158
Launch site Kourou ELA-3
Contractor Arianespace
Flyby of Mars
Closest approach 25 February 2007
Distance 250 km (160 mi)
Flyby of 2867 Šteins
Closest approach 5 September 2008
Distance 800 km (500 mi)
Flyby of 21 Lutetia
Closest approach 10 July 2010
Distance 3,162 km (1,965 mi)
67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko orbiter
Orbital insertion 6 August 2014, 09:06 UTC[2]
Orbit parameters
Periapsis 29 km (18 mi)[3]
Transponders
Band S band (low gain antenna)
X band (high gain antenna)
Bandwidth from 7.8 bit/s (S band)[4]
up to 91 kbit/s (X band)[5]

answer Feb 29, 2016 by Gunjan Saraswat
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Rosetta is a space probe built by the European Space Agency launched on 2 March 2004. Along with Philae, its lander module, Rosetta is performing a detailed study of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko (67P).

answer Jun 15, 2016 by Kapil Kumar
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