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United States Air ForceDelta II 7925Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mars Pathfinder
Launched
December 4, 1996
Summary
Mars Pathfinder launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925 from Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on December 4, 1996. It was United States Air Force's 971st launch, 13th this year and humanity's 4,113th orbital launch attempt. It was the 30th Delta II 7925 flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925 · United States Air ForceDiscovery Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 30th Delta II 7925 flight · 7th this yearUnited States Air Force's 971st launch13th this yearhumanity's 4,113th orbital launch attempt72nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- Sagan Memorial Station · NORAD 24667 · left Earth orbit December 4, 1996
Delta 240 · re-entered November 28, 1997
Delta 240 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit December 4, 1996
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
he MPF (Mars Pathfinder) (formerly known as the Mars Environmental Survey, or MESUR Pathfinder) is the second of NASA's low-cost planetary Discovery missions. The mission consists of a stationary lander and a surface rover. The mission has the primary objective of demonstrating the feasibility of low-cost landings on and exploration of the Martian surface. This objective will be met by tests of communications between the rover and lander, and the lander and Earth, and tests of the imaging devices and sensors.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
105th launch from Space Launch Complex 17B, 5th this year · 522nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
132 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
194 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mars Pathfinder launch?
Mars Pathfinder launched on December 4, 1996. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mars Pathfinder?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mars Pathfinder?
Delta II 7925, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925 spec sheet
Where did Mars Pathfinder launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mars Pathfinder going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Mars Pathfinder launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is Mars Pathfinder part of?
Discovery Program. About Discovery Program