Mars Observer Mission

Launch Status

Success

Date & Time

25 Sep 1992, 5:05pm

Location

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Site

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

Pad

Space Launch Complex 40

Launch Service Provider

Martin Marietta logo

Martin Marietta

Vehicle

Commercial Titan III

Mission

Mars Observer

Mission Type

Planetary Science

Destination

Heliocentric N/A

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

Updated: Jan 3, 7:58pm UTC

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