NASA-LLIS-0641
Lessons Learned – Mars Climate Orbiter Mishap Investigation Board - Phase I Report
active, Most Current
| Organization: | NASA |
| Publication Date: | 1 December 1999 |
| Status: | active |
| Page Count: | 4 |
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Description of Driving Event:
The Mars Climate Orbiter (MCO) Mission objective was to orbit Mars as the first interplanetary weather satellite and provide a communications relay for the Mars Polar Lander (MPL) which is due to reach Mars in December 1999. The MCO was launched on December 11, 1998, and was lost sometime following the spacecraft's entry into Mars occultation during the Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI) maneuver. The spacecraft's carrier signal was last seen at approximately 09:04:52 UTC on Thursday, September 23, 1999.
Document History
NASA-LLIS-0641
December 1, 1999
Lessons Learned – Mars Climate Orbiter Mishap Investigation Board - Phase I Report
Description of Driving Event:
The Mars Climate Orbiter (MCO) Mission objective was to orbit Mars as the first interplanetary weather satellite and provide a communications relay for the Mars Polar...
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