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Columbia Memorial Station
Columbia Memorial Station was launched on June 10, 2003 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: released (Jan 4, 2004).
COSPAR 2003-027GCAT D00812United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Columbia Memorial Station
- Payload designation
- MER-2 Lander
- International designator
- 2003-027
- GCAT identifier
- D00812
Mission
- Mission type
- —
- Owner
- NASA
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Platform (bus)
- MPF
Launch
- Date
- June 10, 2003 · 17:58 UTC
- Launch record
- 2003-027Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7925-9.5
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- PCO
- Status
- Released
- Status date
- January 4, 2004
Size
- Mass
- 365 kg
- Dry mass
- 365 kg
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00812
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- December 30, 2003
- Phase outcome
- Released · January 4, 2004
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2003 | Earth | Jun 16, 2003 | Escaped to another body, attached | HCO |
| Jan 4, 2004 | Mars | Jan 4, 2004 | Landed | Mars |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Jan 4, 2004 | — | -14.00, 175.00 |
| Mars | Lander (airbags) | Landed and operated | Jan 4, 2004 | Columbia Memorial Station | -14.57, 175.48 |
| Mars | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Jan 4, 2004 | — | -14.57, 175.48 |
| Mars | Secondary component | Targeted impact | Jan 4, 2004 | — | -14.56, 175.48 |
Launched together
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).