CONTOUR launch opportunities
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Posted: June 28, 2002

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July 1 2:56:14 a.m. EDT 2:56:20 a.m. EDT
July 2 Launch attempt unavailable this day
July 3 2:47:41 a.m. EDT 2:47:47 a.m. EDT
July 4 2:43:22 a.m. EDT 2:43:28 a.m. EDT
July 5 2:39:22 a.m. EDT 2:39:28 a.m. EDT
July 6 2:35:07 a.m. EDT 2:35:13 a.m. EDT
July 7 2:31:02 a.m. EDT 2:31:08 a.m. EDT
July 8 2:26:41 a.m. EDT 2:26:47 a.m. EDT
July 9 2:22:12 a.m. EDT 2:22:18 a.m. EDT
July 10 2:18:00 a.m. EDT 2:18:06 a.m. EDT
July 11 2:13:22 a.m. EDT 2:13:28 a.m. EDT
July 12 2:13:02 a.m. EDT 2:13:08 a.m. EDT
July 13 2:08:25 a.m. EDT 2:08:31 a.m. EDT
July 14 2:07:46 a.m. EDT 2:07:52 a.m. EDT
July 15 2:03:13 a.m. EDT 2:03:19 a.m. EDT
July 16 1:58:45 a.m. EDT 1:58:51 a.m. EDT
July 17 1:54:37 a.m. EDT 1:54:43 a.m. EDT
July 18 1:50:18 a.m. EDT 1:50:24 a.m. EDT
July 19 1:46:12 a.m. EDT 1:46:18 a.m. EDT
July 20 1:41:54 a.m. EDT 1:42:00 a.m. EDT
July 21 1:37:48 a.m. EDT 1:37:54 a.m. EDT
July 22 1:33:26 a.m. EDT 1:33:32 a.m. EDT
July 23 1:28:57 a.m. EDT 1:29:03 a.m. EDT
July 24 1:24:42 a.m. EDT 1:24:48 a.m. EDT
July 25 1:24:07 a.m. EDT 1:24:13 a.m. EDT

Data source: NASA.

 Flight Data File
Vehicle: Delta 2 (7425-9.5)
Payload: CONTOUR
Launch date: July 1, 2002
Launch time: 2:56:14 a.m. EDT (0656:14 GMT)
Launch site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Florida
Satellite broadcast: GE-2, Transponder 9, C-band
Pre-launch briefing
Launch timeline - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch.

Orbit trace - Maps showing the ground track for the launch.

CONTOUR - Technical look at the spacecraft and its systems.

Science goals - The science of CONTOUR aims at a closer look at comet diversity.

Delta 2 rocket - Overview of the Delta 2 7425-model rocket used in this launch.

SLC-17 - The launch complex where Delta rockets fly from Cape Canaveral.

Delta manufacturing - Map of where the parts for Delta 2 rockets are made.

Hardware flow - Illustration of how Delta 2s come together at the Cape.

Delta directory - See our coverage of preview Delta rocket flights.
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