Mars Global Surveyor

US spacecraft developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Mars Global Surveyor was launched on November 7, 1996 aboard a Delta 7925 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 8, 1996).

COSPAR 1996-062ANORAD 24648United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mars Global Surveyor
Payload designation: MGS
International designator: 1996-062A
NORAD catalog number: 24648
GCAT identifier: S24648
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/322

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Mars Surveyor
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Platform (bus): MGS

Launch

Date: November 7, 1996 · 17:00 UTC
Launch record: 1996-062Success
Rocket: Delta 7925
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC17A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 184 km
Inclination: 28.46°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 8, 1996
Last known active: 2006
End of operations: Nov 2, 2006

Size

Mass: 1,062 kg
Dry mass: 674 kg
Length: 3.0 m
Diameter: 1.50 m
Span: 12.0 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00723
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: September 7, 1997
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · September 12, 1997
Destination: Mars

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 8, 1996	Earth	Nov 12, 1996	Escaped to another body	HCO
Sep 12, 1997	Mars	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q206300 (CC0).