Mars Polar Lander
Fact Sheet

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Mission "Volatiles and Climate History" Launch The lander was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17) on January 3, 1999. Launch Vehicle Boeing Delta II 7425. The upper stage consists of a spin stabilized Star 48 with a Nutation Control System and a yo-yo despin device. Spacecraft Dimensions 1.06 meters (3.5 feet) tall by 3.6 meters (12 feet) wide. Spacecraft Weight Total: 576 kg (1,270 pounds) Lander: 290 kg (639 pounds) Propellant: 64 kg (141 pounds) Cruise Stage: 82 kg (181 pounds) Aeroshell & Heat Shield: 140 kg (309 pounds) Science Instruments Deep Space 2 Microprobes Mars Volatiles and Climate Surveyor (MVACS), consisting of surface imager, robotic arm, meteorology package, and thermal and evolved gas analyzer. Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and Mars Microphone Spacecraft Power Solar panels providing 200 watts on the Mars' surface. Mission Timeline January 3, 1999: Launch December 3, 1999: Mars Landing March 1, 2000: End Of Primary Mission Project Cost $110 million for spacecraft development, $10 million mission operations; total $120 million (not includding launch vehicle or Deep Space 2 microprobes). Miscellaneous A CDROM with over 932,000 names is carried on the lander. Mission Logo

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