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Mars Polar Lander Launch

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The Polar Lander was successfully launched on a Delta II launch
vehicle from Launch Complex 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida on
January 3, 1999 at 20:21:10 UTC (15:21:10 EST).

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Launch windows for the Mars Polar Lander runs from Jan 3-27, and there is one launch opportunity per day.
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