Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Mars Observer
The Mars Observer spacecraft, also known as the Mars Geoscience/Climatology Orbiter, was a robotic space probe to study the Martian surface, atmosphere, climate and magnetic field. During the interplanetary cruise phase, communication with the spacecraft was lost on August 21, 1993, three days prior to orbital insertion. Attempts to re-establish communication with the spacecraft were unsuccessful.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 1,018.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1992
65th orbital launch attempt
Titan III
156th mission
1st mission of 1992
139th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission