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1997-0187

MARS PATHFINDER

MARS PATHFINDER (NORAD 24667) landed on Mars on 4 July 1997, 7 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
24667
International designator
1996-068A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
4 Dec 1996Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
4 Jul 1997Recorded time 16:56 UTC
Time in orbit
7 months212 days
How it ended
Landed on Mars
Final destination
Mars
Mass
398 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
JPL
Bus
MPF
Programme
Discovery

Life in orbit

7 months

Also ended on 4 Jul 1997

1 entry
1997-0186SL-6 R/B(2)

From the same launch

1996-068
1997-0359DELTA 2 R/B(1)
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