NEXT SPACEFLIGHT

Status

Success

Opportunity

Launch Time
Tue Jul 08, 2003 03:18 UTC

Rocket

Delta II 7925H
Image Credit: ULA
Boeing
Status: Retired
Liftoff Thrust: 4,398 kN
Payload to GTO: 2,171 kg
Stages: 3
Strap-ons: 9
Rocket Height: 38.1 m
Fairing Diameter: 2.9 m
Fairing Height: 8.49 m

Mission Details

Opportunity (MER-B)

Opportunity, also known as MER-B (Mars Exploration Rover – B) or MER-1, and nicknamed "Oppy", is a robotic rover on Mars.

Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 185.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit

Location

SLC-17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Stats

2003

32nd orbital launch attempt

Delta II

108th mission
5th mission of 2003
106th successful mission
53rd consecutive successful mission