Deep Impact Event Timeline
Available Timelines:
Impact Events |
Mission Events
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Event
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Earth-receive time (EDT)
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Earth-receive time (PDT)
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Time relative to impact
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Continuous comet imaging
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6/26/05
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6/26/05
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-8 days
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Optical navigation imaging increased to once per 9 minutes
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6/29/05 2:00 p.m.
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6/29/05 11:00 a.m.
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-4 days
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Trajectory correction maneuver
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7/2/05 8:07 p.m.
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7/2/05 5:07 p.m.
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-30 hours
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Impactor's battery activated
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7/2/05 9:57 p.m.
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7/2/05 6:57 p.m.
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-28 hours
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Impactor release
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7/3/05 2:07 a.m.
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7/2/05 11:07 p.m.
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-24 hours
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First telemetry from impactor, post-release
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7/3/05 2:14 a.m.
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7/2/05 11:14 p.m.
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-24 hours
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Flyby spacecraft executes divert maneuver
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7/3/05 2:19 a.m.
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7/2/05 11:19 p.m.
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-24 hours
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First image from impactor
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7/3/05 3:52 a.m.
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7/3/05 12:52 a.m
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-22 hours
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Flyby spacecraft executes divert trim maneuver (if required)
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7/3/05 3:00 p.m.
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7/3/05 12:00 p.m.
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-12 hours
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Impactor's AutoNavigation system begins imaging
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7/3/05 11:53 p.m.
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7/3/05 8:53 p.m.
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-2 hours
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First impactor targeting maneuver
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7/4/05 12:22 a.m.
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7/3/05 9:22 p.m.
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-90 min
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Second impactor targeting maneuver
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7/4/05 1:17 a.m.
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7/3/05 10:17 p.m.
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-35 min
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Third impactor targeting maneuver
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7/4/05 1:39 a.m.
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7/3/05 10:39 p.m.
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-13 min
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Impact (plus or minus three minutes)
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7/4/05 1:52 a.m.
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7/3/05 10:52 p.m.
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Flyby spacecraft enters shield mode
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7/4/05 2:05 a.m.
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7/3/05 11:05 p.m.
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+13 min
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Closest approach
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7/4/05 2:06 a.m.
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7/3/05 11:06 p.m.
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+14 min
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Flyby spacecraft turns to image departing comet for 24 hours more
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7/2/05 2:51 a.m.
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7/3/05 11:51 p.m.
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+44 min
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Event
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Earth-receive time (EDT)
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Earth-receive time (PDT)
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Time relative to impact
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