Mission record

Deep Space 1

Also known as DS1, New Millennium DS1

NASA · Launched October 24, 1998

Completed · Success

NASA's first New Millennium Program technology-demonstration probe flew past asteroid 9969 Braille in 1999 and comet Borrelly in 2001.

Destinations: 9969 Braille Show 9969 Braille in the explorer
19P/Borrelly Show 19P/Borrelly in the explorer
Launch vehicle: Delta II 7326
Launch site: Cape Canaveral Air Station
Countries: United States
Mission types: Technology demonstrator, Flyby

Chronology

Mission timeline

Mission architecture

Trajectory record

No verified trajectory dataset is committed for this mission, so Mission Atlas renders no path.

Provenance

Each source is listed once and labeled with the mission, event, trajectory, or destination/body context it supports.

Data verified through September 3, 2026

Deep Space 1 - NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog — NSSDCAMission page · Supports: mission claims · destination/body context · event claims
Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System — NASAOther · Supports: destination/body context