Rosetta (spacecraft) - Mission Timeline

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.