Mars Climate Orbiter four 22 N hydrazine trajectory thrusters
Mars Climate Orbiter used four 22 N hydrazine monopropellant thrusters for trajectory-correction maneuvers and spacecraft turning.
Identity
- Aliases
- MCO 22 N trajectory thrustersMars Climate Orbiter turning thrustersMars Climate Orbiter trajectory correction jets
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- chemical-thruster
- Name
- Mars Climate Orbiter four 22 N hydrazine trajectory thrusters
- Status
- historical
Details
- Description
- Mars Climate Orbiter used four 22 N hydrazine monopropellant thrusters for trajectory-correction maneuvers and spacecraft turning.
- Propellants
- hydrazine
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Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- September 8, 2026 at 09:38:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 8, 2026 at 09:38:05 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- JPL identifies four 22 N hydrazine monopropellant thrusters for Mars Climate Orbiter trajectory-correction maneuvers and turning.
- Publisher
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Title
- Mars 98 Launch Press Kit
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-08
- Note
- JPL records that the orbiter was scheduled to fire thrusters during cruise and later orbit-adjustment operations.
- Publisher
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Title
- Mars Climate Orbiter