Mars Climate Orbiter
Time Lapse Movies
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The following time lapse movies show the launch preparations of the Mars Climate Orbiter
at Kennedy Space Center.
See also time lapse movies of the Mars Polar Lander spacecraft.
Time Lapse Movies
Mars Climate Orbiter
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Date
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Spacecraft
Location
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File Size
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December 11, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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2.6 MB
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December 10, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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1.3 MB
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December 9, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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837K
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December 8, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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916K
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December 7, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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837K
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December 6, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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1.1 MB
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December 5, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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903K
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December 4, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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4.7 MB
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December 3, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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1.1 MB
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December 2, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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1.7 MB
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December 1, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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3.0 MB
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November 30, 1998
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Launch Pad 17A
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2.1 MB
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November 25, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.0 MB
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November 24, 1998
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SAEF-2
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4.4 MB
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November 23, 1998
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SAEF-2
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593K
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November 22, 1998
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SAEF-2
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332K
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November 21, 1998
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SAEF-2
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218K
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November 20, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.4 MB
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November 19, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.1 MB
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November 17, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.3 MB
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November 16, 1998
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SAEF-2
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930K
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November 14, 1998
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SAEF-2
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4.3 MB
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November 13, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.0 MB
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November 12, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.7 MB
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November 11, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.1 MB
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November 10, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.5 MB
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November 9, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.4 MB
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November 6, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.7 MB
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November 5, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.4 MB
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November 4, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.8 MB
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November 3, 1998
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SAEF-2
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4.1 MB
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November 2, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.1 MB
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October 31, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.5 MB
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October 30, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.2 MB
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October 29, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.8 MB
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October 28, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.1 MB
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October 27, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.3 MB
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October 26, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.6 MB
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October 24, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.6 MB
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October 23, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.4 MB
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October 22, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.5 MB
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October 21, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.3 MB
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October 20, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.9 MB
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October 19, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.7 MB
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October 17, 1998
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SAEF-2
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895K
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October 16, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.2 MB
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October 15, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.8 MB
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October 14, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.7 MB
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October 13, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.4 MB
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October 12, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.4 MB
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October 10, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.2 MB
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October 9, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.8 MB
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October 8, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.9 MB
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October 7, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.8 MB
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October 6, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.8 MB
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October 5, 1998
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SAEF-2
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3.2 MB
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October 3, 1998
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SAEF-2
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568K
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October 2, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.9 MB
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October 1, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.2 MB
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September 30, 1998
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SAEF-2
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1.6 MB
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September 29, 1998
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SAEF-2
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2.2 MB
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The Mars Climate Orbiter spacecraft was successfully launched from the Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station (CCAFS) Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17) on December 11, 1998.
The Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI)
propulsive maneuver will occur in September 1999 and will place the orbiter
into a highly elliptical, near polar orbit around Mars. Peripapse will be
lowered to approximately 110 km altitude to initiate the aerobraking maneuvers.
Successive passes of the orbiter through the upper atmosphere of Mars will
slow the vehicle and lower the apoapse of the orbit to 450 km over the course
of the 2 month aerobraking phase. The orbit then will be circularized using
the orbiter's onboard propulsion resulting in the design 400 km altitude,
near circular, polar science mapping orbit. Science operation of the PMIRR
and MARCI instruments will be conducted over the course of the one Martian
year (687 Earth day) mapping mission. The orbiter will continue operations
in a relay only mode following the science mission in support of any future
U.S. or international Mars surface missions
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