PIA04754: Delta Rocket Launch Carrying Mars Pathfinder


Delta Rocket Launch Carrying Mars Pathfinder

Caption:

Mars Pathfinder was launched on a Delta Launch Vehicle at 1:56 am on 4 December 1996 from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Center.

Background Info:

Photojournal note: Sojourner spent 83 days of a planned seven-day mission exploring the Martian terrain, acquiring images, and taking chemical, atmospheric and other measurements. The final data transmission received from Pathfinder was at 10:23 UTC on September 27, 1997. Although mission managers tried to restore full communications during the following five months, the successful mission was terminated on March 10, 1998.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
Target Mars
System
Target Type Planet
Mission Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
Instrument Host Mars Pathfinder Lander
Host Type Lander
Instrument
Detector
Extra Keywords Atmosphere, Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2003-09-19
Date in Caption 1996-12-04
Image Credit NASA/JPL
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA04754
Identifier PIA04754