TES NEWS, Volume 5, Number 3, September 1996

Mars Pathfinder Launch Times

VERY IMPORTANT: All times listed below are Mountain Standard Time, the time Zone for ARIZONA, U.S.A.

The launch window runs from Dec. 2 through Jan. 2, but the plan is to try and launch as early as possible. Only times through Dec. 20 are listed.



Dec. 02- 12:09 a.m.
Dec. 03- 12:03 a.m.    
Dec. 03- 11:58 p.m.    NOTE THAT 
Dec. 04- 11:53 p.m.    FROM DEC. 3 - 4
Dec. 05- 11:48 p.m.    ONWARD, IT IS
Dec. 06- 11:43 p.m.    A DIFFERENT 
Dec. 07- 11:38 p.m.    DATE IN 
Dec. 08- 11:33 p.m.    FLORIDA THAN
Dec. 09- 11:29 p.m.    IN ARIZONA.
Dec. 10- 11:24 p.m. 
Dec. 11- 11:19 p.m.    
Dec. 12- 11:14 p.m.  
Dec. 13- 11:09 p.m.   Launch window
Dec. 14- 11:04 p.m.   each date is less
Dec. 15- 11:00 p.m.   than 1 minute
Dec. 16- 10:55 p.m.   long.
Dec. 17- 10:50 p.m.
Dec. 18- 10:46 p.m.
Dec. 19- 10:41 p.m.
Dec. 20- 10:36 p.m.

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