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Created By European Space Agency, ESA • Updated about a year ago

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How to orbit a comet


Description

What happens after Rosetta arrives at comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko? This animation describes the key dates for the next set of manoeuvres that will bring Rosetta even closer to the comet between August and October. After arriving on 6 August, Rosetta will follow a set of two, three-legged triangular trajectories that require a small thruster burn at each apex.


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