Mars Observer
Mars Observer was a NASA orbiter designed to map the Martian surface, atmosphere, gravity, and magnetic environment with a broad remote-sensing payload. It completed the interplanetary cruise but stopped communicating shortly before its planned Mars-orbit insertion.
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Identity
- Aliases
- MO1992-063A
- Name
- Mars Observer
- Slug
- mars-observer
- Status
- failed
Details
- Astronauts
- -
- Description
- Mars Observer was a NASA orbiter designed to map the Martian surface, atmosphere, gravity, and magnetic environment with a broad remote-sensing payload. It completed the interplanetary cruise but stopped communicating shortly before its planned Mars-orbit insertion.
- End Date
- 1993-08-22
- Launch Site
- Outcome
- The spacecraft reached the vicinity of Mars after an eleven-month cruise, but contact was lost before orbit insertion and could not be restored. The mission returned only limited cruise and approach data rather than its planned global Mars survey.
- Program
- Mars Observer
- Start Date
- 1992-09-25
- Vehicle Families
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-observer/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 18, 2026 at 13:28:47 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 18, 2026 at 13:28:47 UTC
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- Space Stations
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- Vehicles