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Deep Impact Spacecraft
Deep Impact was a NASA space probe launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on January 12, 2005. It was designed to study the interior composition of the comet Tempel 1 (9P/Tempel), by releasing an impactor into the comet. At 05:52 UTC on July 4, 2005, the Impactor successfully collided with the comet's nucleus.
Launch mass: Spacecraft: 601 kg (1,325 lb), Impactor: 372 kg (820 lb)
Launch date: January 12, 2005, 18:47:08 UTC
Mission duration: Final: 8 years, 6 months, 26 days
Rocket: Delta II 7925