Spacecraft
Rosetta
ESA · launched 2004-03-02
ESA's Rosetta was the first spacecraft to orbit a comet, 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, and delivered the Philae lander to its surface in November 2014. It ended its mission with a controlled descent onto the comet.
Mission timeline
- 2005-03-04: Earth flyby
- 2007-02-25: Mars flyby
- 2007-11-13: Earth flyby
- 2008-09-05: Asteroid Steins flyby
- 2009-11-13: Earth flyby
- 2010-07-10: Asteroid Lutetia flyby
- 2014-08-06: Arrives at comet 67P
- 2014-11-12: Philae lands on the comet
- 2016-09-30: Mission ends with descent onto the comet
Trajectory: JPL Horizons.