Rosetta at a glance
| Rosetta at a glance | |
| Total mass Including lander |
3 tonnes 100 kg |
| Dimensions | 2.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 m |
| Design lifetime | 12 years |
| Orbit | Interplanetary |
| Milestones | Launch: 2 March 2004 First Earth gravity assist : 4 March 2005 Mars gravity assist : 25 February 2007 Second Earth gravity assist : 13 November 2007 Steins asteroid flyby: 5 September 2008 Third Earth gravity assist : November 2009 Lutetia asteroid flyby: July 2010 Rendezvous with Churyumov Gerasimenko: August 2014 |
