Mars Surveyor 1998
Two Spacecraft:
Orbiter and Lander
(possibly with a microrover)
Launch: from Kennedy Space Center, Florida
- Orbiter-- December 1998
- Lander-- January or February 1999
Launch Vehicle:
Delta II rocket
McDonnell Douglas Aerospace
Arrival:
- Orbiter-- September 1999
- Lander-- August 1999 or January 2000
Spacecraft Manufactured by:
Lockheed Martin Astronautics of Denver, Colorado
Arizona Connections:
- Proposals to NASA for orbiter camera and all of the
lander instruments were to be submitted by August 8, 1995.
- Participants will be announced in October 1995.
- Proposers very likely include Arizona Mars scientists from
ASU, UA, and USGS in Flagstaff.
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