Opportunity

Former NASA Mars rover. Opportunity was launched on July 8, 2003 aboard a Delta 7925H from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left for deep space attached to another object (Jul 8, 2003).

COSPAR 2003-032ANORAD 27849United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Opportunity Rover
Common name: Opportunity
Payload designation: Mars Exploration Rover 1
Other names: MER-B
International designator: 2003-032A
NORAD catalog number: 27849
GCAT identifier: S27849
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/437

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Mars Program
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): MPF

Launch

Date: July 8, 2003 · 03:18 UTC
Launch record: 2003-032Success
Rocket: Delta 7925H
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 184 km
Inclination: 29.40°
Status: Left for deep space attached to another object
Status date: July 8, 2003
Last known active: Jun 10, 2018
End of operations: Jun 10, 2018

Size

Mass: 185 kg
Dry mass: 185 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 1,065 kg
Length: 1.4 m
Diameter: 1.00 m
Span: 1.4 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00815
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: January 20, 2004
Phase outcome: Landed attached to another object · January 25, 2004
Destination: Mars

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jul 8, 2003	Earth	Jul 12, 2003	Escaped to another body, attached	HCO
Jan 25, 2004	Mars	Jan 31, 2004	Deployed	—
Jan 31, 2004	Mars	Jun 10, 2018	Stopped transmitting on the surface	—

Landings and impacts

World	Type	Result	Touchdown	Site	Coordinates
Mars	Rover	Landed and operated	Jan 25, 2004	—	-1.95, 354.47

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q193538 (CC0).