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Delta II | Spirit Rover

Name: Delta II | Spirit Rover
Start: 2003-06-10T17:58:47.000Z
End: 2003-06-10T17:58:47.000Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

June 10, 2003 at 5:58 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Delta II | Spirit Rover launch image — Mission imagery · Delta II 7925-9.5

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June 10, 2003 at 5:58 PM UTC

Status: Launch Successful · Live feed refreshes every 30 seconds

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Rocket: Delta II 7925-9.5
Launch site: Space Launch Complex 17A
Launch probability: Not published
Window opens: June 10, 2003 at 5:58 PM UTC
Window closes: June 10, 2003 at 5:58 PM UTC
Feed updated: June 14, 2023 at 5:40 PM UTC

Mission description

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.

Vehicle

Delta II 7925-9.5

Delta · 7925-9.5

Height

38.9 m

Diameter

2.4 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

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Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

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