Rosetta Space Probe
Key Data:
Launch date
TBC
Target
TBC
Cost
€701 million (and rising)
Orbiter size
2.8m x 2.1m x 2m
Lander size
1m x 1m x 1m
Launch mass
3,000kg (propellant 1,670kg; science payload 165kg; lander 100kg)
Experiments on orbiter
11
Experiments on lander
9
Length of solar arrays
14m each
Area of solar arrays
32m² each
Solar array output
850W at 3.4AU, 395W at 5.25AU
Propulsion subsystem
24 bi-propellant 10N thrusters
Telecommunications
2.2m high-gain antenna dish, 0.8m medium-gain antenna, 2 x low-gain antennas
