RocketDelta 7425-9.5
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC17A
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyBoeingUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- December 11, 1998, 18:45
- Launch designation
- 1998-073
- Mission
- MCO
- Flight name
- Mars Climate Orbiter
- Vehicle flight ID
- D264
- Year
- Launches in 1998
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.629 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars Climate Orbiter | 1998-073ANORAD 25571 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 629 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Dec 12, 1998 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.