1998 MARS SURVEYOR PROJECT
STATUS REPORT
November 6, 1998
John McNamee
Mars Surveyor 98 Project Manager
Mars Climate Orbiter:
Orbiter launch processing activities are proceeding on schedule in the
Spacecraft Assembly and Encapsulation Facilit (SAEF-2) at Kennedy Space
Center (KSC) with launch vehicle 3rd stage mate 18 days away
and launch 34 days away. The reworked flight Pyro Initiation Unit
functions and interfaces were retested and reverified successfully on
the orbiter. Flight software build 8.2.1, the final planned load
containing all functionality and fault protection required for the
entire mission, was loaded on the orbiter. Attitude Control System (ACS)
phasing testing was completed successfully. The final pre-launch test of
the launch and initiation flight sequence was completed successfully.
Flight ordnance was installed on the orbiter.
Mars Polar Lander:
Lander launch processing activities are proceeding on schedule in the
SAEF-2 facility at KSC with launch vehicle 3rd stage mate 39 days away
and launch 58 days away. Mission system testing of the
launch/initialization phase was conducted successfully. The Deep Space
Network End-to-End compatibility test was completed successfully.
Time Lapse Movie
Mars Surveyor 98 Spacecraft At
Kennedy Space Center
November 6, 1998
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Mars Climate Orbiter
MPEG Movie - 1.7 MB
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Mars Polar Lander
MPEG Movie - 364K
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