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Galileo: Dates
10.18.89
Launch (16:53:40 UT)
02.10.90
Venus Flyby
12.08.90
First Earth Flyby
10.29.91
Asteroid Gaspra Flyby
12.08.92
Earth Flyby 2
08.28.93
Asteroid Ida Flyby
Jul 1994
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 Impact Observations
07.13.95
Probe Release
12.07.95
Probe Descent (22:04 UT - 23:02 UT)
12.08.95
Jupiter Orbit Insertion (00:27 UT)
09.21.03
Jupiter Impact (18:57:18 UT)
Status:
Mission Complete
 
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