Photo: Bill Ingalls · Public domain (US government)
Mission
Planetary Science · Mars
Spirit, also known as MER-A, is a robotic rover on Mars, active from 2004 to 2010. It landed successfully within the impact crater Gusev on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004, three weeks before its twin, Opportunity (MER-B), which landed on the other side of the planet. The rover became…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARS EXPLORER ROVER A 2003-027A | Payload | re-entered 2004-01-03 | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(2) 2003-027B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| DELTA 2 R/B(1) 2003-027C | Rocket body | re-entered 2004-01-27 |
COSPAR ID 2003-027. Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).