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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.
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.
24 wrz 2023 · Launched in 1992, the Mars Observer was designed to study Mars from orbit, aiming to answer fundamental questions about the planet's geology, climate, and ma...
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.
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.
24 wrz 2022 · Mars Observer was launched on September 25, 1992, and by all accounts worked very well during its cruise to Mars, with only a few minor problems. It even took a few pictures of Mars about a month before it would perform its Mars orbit insertion.
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.
