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2004-0002

MARS EXPLORER ROVER A

MARS EXPLORER ROVER A (NORAD 27827) landed on Mars on 3 January 2004, 6 months after launch.

Official date
NORAD number
27827
International designator
2003-027A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
10 Jun 2003Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
3 Jan 2004Recorded time 04:25 UTC
Time in orbit
6 months207 days
How it ended
Landed on Mars
Final destination
Mars
Mass
174 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
JPL?
Bus
MPF
Programme
Mars Program

Life in orbit

6 months

Also ended on 3 Jan 2004

1 entry
2004-0001ARIANE 44LP DEB

From the same launch

2003-027
2004-0015DELTA 2 R/B(1)
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