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Launched October 24, 1998 on top of a Delta-Rocket with a mass of 486.32kg (including fuel) the primary mission was the test of 12 advanced technologies, including an advanced ion-drive in order to lower the cost and risk of future missions. It succeeded in this task and made a flyby of the asteroid Braille and the comet Borrelly returning valuable science data and stunning pictures.
This is a NASA conceptual image.
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