Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Robotic Exploration · Helio-N/A
he MPF (Mars Pathfinder) (formerly known as the Mars Environmental Survey, or MESUR Pathfinder) is the second of NASA's low-cost planetary Discovery missions. The mission consists of a stationary lander and a surface rover. The mission has the primary objective of demonstrating the feasibility of…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARS PATHFINDER 1996-068A | Payload | re-entered 1997-07-04 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 1996-068B | Rocket body | re-entered 1997-11-28 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 1996-068C | Rocket body | orbits the Sun |
COSPAR ID 1996-068. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).