In orbitPayload

EPOXI (DEEP IMPACT)

NORAD: 28517
COSPAR: 2005-001A

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Is it working?

Sources agree

Source	What it says	Date
CelesTrak SATCAT	Not operational	since at least 2026-11-05
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Fell silent	2013-08-11
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Regular operations ended	2013-08-11
GCAT (J. McDowell)	Last known active	2010-11

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Spacecraft

Program: Discovery
Built by: Ball Aerospace
Owner: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): BCP-2000
Purpose: Deep space
Sector: Civil government
Mass at launch: 601 kg
Dry mass: 515 kg
Total mass with attached parts: 973 kg
Length: 3.3 m
Diameter: 1.7 m
Span with arrays and booms: 3.3 m
Shape: Box + Plate
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/467

From GCAT by Jonathan McDowell (CC BY 4.0), record S28517, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Launch

Launch date: 2005-01-12
Rocket: Delta 7925-9.5
Flight: Deep Impact
Mission name: Deep Impact
Launch site: CC, SLC17B
Launched by: Boeing Launch Services (?)
Rocket performance: Success
Launch designator: 2005-001

From the GCAT launch log, launch 2005-001, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Catalogue record

Object type: Payload
Owner code: US
Launch date: 2005-01-12
Orbits: the Sun

From CelesTrak SATCAT, checked 2026-11-05. About this source

Where it came from

Parent object: DELTA 2 R/B(2) (NORAD 28518)

The object this one was attached to at launch, or broke off from, as GCAT records it.

Everything from this launch

Payload1 in total, 1 still in orbit
Rocket body2 in total, 1 still in orbit