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Spirit Rover

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 2003-027ALaunched 6/10/2003

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: MER-A
Launch Vehicle: Delta 7925-9.5
Launch Date: 6/10/2003
Last Contact: 3/30/2010

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -51,443.5 km
Inclination: 28.46 deg
Dry Mass: 174 kg
Total Mass: 1,064 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 2003-027A
UN Registration: ST/SG/SER.E/429

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