United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Spirit Rover
Launched
June 10, 2003
Image: USAF
Summary
Spirit Rover launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on June 10, 2003. It was United States Air Force's 1,051st launch, 7th this year and humanity's 4,603rd orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 3rd this year. The payload was bound for Mars Orbit (Mars). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Mars Orbit (Mars)
- Milestone
- 13th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 3rd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,051st launch7th this yearhumanity's 4,603rd orbital launch attempt27th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- Spirit Rover · NORAD 27827 · left Earth orbit June 11, 2003
Delta 298 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit June 11, 2003
Delta 298 · re-entered January 27, 2004
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Spirit, also known as MER-A, is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It landed successfully within the impact crater Gusev on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), which landed on the other side of the planet. The rover became stuck in a "sand trap" in late 2009 at an angle that hampered recharging of its batteries; its last communication with Earth was sent on March 22, 2010.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
133rd launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 611th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
70 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Spirit Rover launch?
Spirit Rover launched on June 10, 2003. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Spirit Rover?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Spirit Rover?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did Spirit Rover launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Spirit Rover going to?
Mars Orbit (Mars), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Spirit Rover launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).