Mars Climate Orbiter At Launch Complex 17A KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station, workers remove the canister surrounding the Mars Climate Orbiter. Photos taken on December 1, 1998. Targeted for liftoff on Dec. 10, 1998, aboard a Boeing Delta II (7425) rocket, the orbiter will be the first spacecraft to be launched in the pair of Mars '98 missions. After its arrival at the red planet, the Mars Climate Orbiter will be used primarily to support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, scheduled for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter will then monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year, the equivalent of about two Earth years. The spacecraft will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, and characterize seasonal changes on the planet's surface. No copyright protection is asserted for this photography. If a recognizable person appears in this photograph, use for commercial purposes may infringe a right of privacy or publicity. It may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NASA employees of a commercial product, process or service, or used in any other manner that might mislead. Accordingly, it is requested that if this photograph is used in advertising and other commercial promotion, layout and copy be submitted to NASA prior to release. PHOTO CREDIT: NASA or National Aeronautics and Space Administration Clicking on any of the thumbnail images below will bring up a higher resolution version of that image.
Mars Climate Orbiter Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1813 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB Workers remove the canister surrounding the Mars Climate Orbiter.	Mars Climate Orbiter Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1814 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1MB Workers place aside a piece of the canister surrounding the Mars Climate Orbiter.
Mars Climate Orbiter Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1815 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB Workers get ready to remove the last piece of the canister surrounding the Mars Climate Orbiter.	Mars Climate Orbiter Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1816 High Resolution JPEG - 1.1 MB The Mars Climate Orbiter is free of the protective canister that surrounded it during the move to the pad.

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