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Entry no.
2012-0281
MSL
MSL (NORAD 37936) landed on Mars on 6 August 2012, 8 months after launch.
Official date
NORAD number
37936
International designator
2011-070A
Object type
Spacecraft
Country
United States
Launched
26 Nov 2011Cape Canaveral
Flight ended (UTC)
6 Aug 2012Recorded time 05:17 UTC
Time in orbit
8 months254 days
How it ended
Landed on Mars
Final destination
Mars
Mass
899 kg
Operator
JPL
Built by
LMSS Denver
Bus
Mars
Programme
Mars Program
Life in orbit
8 months
Entered in the Orbital Register™, founding volume, September 2026.
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