Delta II
SuccessSpirit Rover · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, 17:58 UTC
Launch window
Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, 17:58 UTC – Tuesday, Jun 10, 2003, 17:58 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Spirit Rover
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Mars Orbit (Mars)
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.
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