Comet System Data Shared by the IPDA


    Comet Missions
    Mission NameComet EncounteredAgency*Dataset Interval or Flyby TimesLocation of Information or Data Archives
    Vega 11P/1682 Q1 (Halley 1)IntercosmosFebruary 28,1986 - March 7, 1989 (March 6 closest approach)NASA PDS/SBN
    Suisei1P/1682 Q1 (Halley 1)ISAS (now part of JAXA)March 3, 1986 - March 13, 1986NASA PDS/SBN
    Vega 21P/1682 Q1 (Halley 1)IntercosmosMarch 7,1986 - March 19,1986 (March 9 closest approach)NASA PDS/SBN
    Giotto1P/1682 Q1 (Halley 1)ESAMarch 12,1986 - March 15, 1986NASA PDS/SBN
    Sakigake1P/1682 Q1 (Halley 1)ISAS (now part of JAXA)March 11, 1986 (flyby)NASA PDS/SBN
    Giotto Extended Mission (GEM)26P/1922 K1 (Grigg-Skjellerup 1)ESAJuly 9, 1992 - July 11,1992NASA PDS/SBN
    Deep Space 119P/1904 Y2 (Borrelly 1)NASASeptember 22, 2001(closest approach)NASA PDS/SBN
    Stardust81P/1978 A2 (Wild 2)NASANovember 2003 thru January 2004 (2 January closest approach)NASA PDS/SBN
    Deep Impact9P/1867 G1 (Tempel 1)NASAMay thru July 2005 (4 July encounter)NASA PDS/SBN
    Stardust NExT9P/1867 G1 (Tempel 1)NASADecember 2010 thru February 2011 (15 February closest approach)NASA PDS/SBN
    EPOXI103P/1986 E2 (Hartley 2)NASASeptember thru November 2010 (4 November encounter)NASA PDS/SBN
    C/2009 P1 (Garradd)NASAFebruary 20, 2012 - March 9, 2012NASA PDS/SBN
    C/2012 S1 (ISON)NASAJanuary 17, 2013 - March 15, 2013NASA PDS/SBN
    International Rosetta Mission9P/1867 G1 (Tempel 1)ESAJune 28 - July 14,2005 NASA PDS/SBN
    ESA PSA
    ESA/PSA
    67P/1969 R1 (Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1)ESA2014 thru September 30, 2016NASA PDS/SBN
    Philae67P/1969 R1 (Churyumov-Gerasimenko 1)ESANovember 12, 2014 - July 9, 2015 ESA/PSA
    ESA PSA
    ESA/PSA
    Balloon Observation Platform for Planetary Science (BOPPS)C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring)NASASeptember 25,2014 - September 26, 2014NASA PDS/SBN
    C/2012 K1 (PanSTARRS)NASASeptember 25,2014 - September 26, 2014NASA PDS/SBN
    C/2014 E2 (Jacques)NASASeptember 25,2014 - September 26, 2014NASA PDS/SBN
    Comet Interceptor selected ESALaunch 2029ESA/JAXA
    *Glossary
    Note - Red indicates missions under development


    Non-Comet Missions with Comet Data
    Mission NameComet EncounteredAgency*Dataset Interval or Flyby TimesLocation of Information
    International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE)Surveys of 49 Comets**NASA/ESA/SERCOctober 15, 1978 thru March 27, 1996NASA PDS/SBN
    Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS)9P/1867 G1 (Tempel 1)NASAJune 18, 1983 thru October 8, 1983NASA PDS/SBN
    International Cometary Explorer (ICE)21P/1900 Y1 (Giacobini-Zinner 1)NASASeptember 8, 1985-09-08 thru September 14, 1985NASA PDS/SBN
    GalileoD/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy 9)NASAJuly 17, 1993 thru August 14, 1994NASA PDS/SBN
    Hubble Space TelescopeD/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy 9)NASAJuly 17, 1993 thru August 14, 1994NASA PDS/SBN
    International Ultraviolet Explorer (IUE)D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy 9)NASA/ESA/SERCJuly 17, 1993 thru August 14, 1994NASA PDS/SBN
    Mid-Course Space Experiment (MSX)Survey of 8 Comets***BMDO (Ballistic Missile Defense Organization)July 24, 1996 thru February 2, 1997NASA PDS/SBN
    Solar & Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)Surveys of 913 C/SOHO Comets****ESA/NASA1996 thru 2005NASA PDS/SBN
    Spitzer Space TelescopeSurvey of 33 Comets*****NASANovember 23, 2003 thru April 4, 2009NASA PDS/SBN
    *Glossary
    **List of IUE Comets
    ***List of MSX comets
    ****List of SOHO comets
    *****List of Spitzer comets

    Useful Comet Tools
    Product NameAgency*Location of Information
    PDS/SBN Ferret toolNASANASA PDS/SBN
    PDS/SBN Data set listing by CometsNASANASA PDS/SBN