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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mars Global Surveyor
Launched
November 7, 1996
Summary
Mars Global Surveyor launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 7, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 970th launch, 12th this year and humanity's 4,107th orbital launch attempt. It was the 29th Delta II 7925 flight and the 6th this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 29th Delta II 7925 flight · 6th this yearUnited States Air Force's 970th launch12th this yearhumanity's 4,107th orbital launch attempt66th orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages, 1 component
- Mars Global Surveyor · NORAD 24648 · left Earth orbit November 8, 1996
Delta 239 · re-entered June 21, 1998
Delta 239 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit November 8, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is designed to orbit Mars over a two year period and collect data on the surface morphology, topography, composition, gravity, atmospheric dynamics, and magnetic field. This data will be used to investigate the surface processes, geology, distribution of material, internal properties, evolution of the magnetic field, and the weather and climate of Mars.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
110th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 3rd this year · 520th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
56 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mars Global Surveyor launch?
Mars Global Surveyor launched on November 7, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mars Global Surveyor?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mars Global Surveyor?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Mars Global Surveyor launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mars Global Surveyor going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Mars Global Surveyor launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).