flown missionSuccess

Commercial Titan III | Mars Observer

Martin MariettaSpace Launch Complex 40 — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USASep 25, 1992, 17:05 UTC

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name: Mars Observer
Type: Planetary Science
Target orbit: Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)

Mars Observer, the first of the Observer series of planetary missions, was designed to study the geoscience and climate of Mars.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Sep 25, 1992, 17:05 UTC
Window opens: Sep 25, 1992, 17:05 UTC
Window closes: Sep 25, 1992, 17:05 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:41 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Commercial Titan III
Family: Titan
Variant: III
Provider: Martin Marietta
Type: Commercial
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.5619, -80.5774