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The Mars Observer spacecraft had a mass of 1,018 kilograms (2,244 lb). Its bus measured 1.1 meters tall, 2.2 meters wide, and 1.6 meters deep. The spacecraft was based on previous satellite designs, originally intended and developed to orbit Earth.
Gross mass: 2,573 kg (5,672 lb). Height: 3.20 m (10.40 ft). The mission was designed to operate for one full Martian year (687 Earth days) to permit observations of the planet through its four seasons.
After a 17-year gap since its last mission to the Red Planet, the United States launched Mars Observer on Sept. 25, 1992. The spacecraft was based on a commercial Earth-orbiting communications satellite that had been converted into an orbiter for Mars.
A pair of small probes, designed to penetrate the surface and analyze subsurface conditions, were transported to Mars attached to the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft. The probes were known as Deep Space 2.
25 wrz 1992 · Mars Observer, the first of the Observer series of planetary missions, was designed to study the geoscience and climate of Mars.
25 wrz 1992 · The Mars Observer was based on a commercial Earth-orbiting spacecraft and designed to study and take high-resolution photography of the Martian surface. In 1992, it was to be the United States' first mission to the Red Planet in 17 years.
The Mars Observer spacecraft had a mass of 1,018 kilograms (2,244 lb). Its bus measured 1.1 meters tall, 2.2 meters wide, and 1.6 meters deep. The spacecraft was based on previous satellite designs, originally intended and developed to orbit Earth.
