Mission Timeline
This is the planned timeline for the mission after its launch:
- First Earth flyby (March 4, 2005)
- Mars flyby (February 25, 2007)
- Second Earth flyby (November 13, 2007 )
- Flyby of asteroid 2867 Šteins (September 5, 2008)
- Third Earth flyby (November 13, 2009)
- Flyby of asteroid 21 Lutetia (July 10, 2010)
- Deep-space hibernation (June 2011 - January 2014)
- Comet approach (January–May 2014)
- Comet mapping / Characterisation (August 2014)
- Landing on the comet (November 2014)
- Escorting the comet around the Sun (November 2014 - December 2015)
- End of mission (December 2015)
Rosetta's current location can be found on the ESA website.
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