Mars Climate Orbiter Launch Photos

Mars Climate Orbiter Launch Photos

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter at 1:45:51 p.m. EST, on Dec. 11, 1998, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The launch was delayed one day when personnel detected a battery-related software problem in the spacecraft. The problem was corrected and the launch was rescheduled for the next day. The first of a pair of spacecraft to be launched in the Mars Surveyor '98 Project, the orbiter is heading for Mars where it will first provide support to its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will then monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the surface.
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Mars Climate Orbiter Launch
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1837
High Resolution JPEG - 678K
After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter undergoes final preparations for liftoff on Dec. 11, 1998, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station.

Mars Climate Orbiter Launch

High Resolution JPEG - 473K
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.

Mars Climate Orbiter Launch
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1838
High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.

Mars Climate Orbiter Launch
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1839
High Resolution JPEG - 1.0 MB
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.

Mars Climate Orbiter Launch
Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1408
High Resolution JPEG - 924K
A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.

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Mars Climate Orbiter Launch Photos KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter at 1:45:51 p.m. EST, on Dec. 11, 1998, from Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station. The launch was delayed one day when personnel detected a battery-related software problem in the spacecraft. The problem was corrected and the launch was rescheduled for the next day. The first of a pair of spacecraft to be launched in the Mars Surveyor '98 Project, the orbiter is heading for Mars where it will first provide support to its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will then monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearance and movement of atmospheric dust and water vapor, as well as characterize seasonal changes on the surface. The detailed images of the surface features will provide important clues to the planet's early climate history and give scientists more information about possible liquid water reserves beneath the 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 Launch Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1837 High Resolution JPEG - 678K After launch tower retraction, the Boeing Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter undergoes final preparations for liftoff on Dec. 11, 1998, at Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral Air Station.	Mars Climate Orbiter Launch High Resolution JPEG - 473K A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.
Mars Climate Orbiter Launch Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1838 High Resolution JPEG - 1.4 MB A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.	Mars Climate Orbiter Launch Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1839 High Resolution JPEG - 1.0 MB A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.
Mars Climate Orbiter Launch Photo Number: KSC-98PC-1408 High Resolution JPEG - 924K A Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle lifts off with NASA's Mars Climate Orbiter.

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