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Phoenix
Robotic Mars lander spacecraft developed by NASA as part of the Mars Scout Program. Phoenix was launched on August 4, 2007 aboard a Delta 7925-9.5 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Aug 4, 2007).
COSPAR 2007-034ANORAD 32003United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- Phoenix
- Payload designation
- Phoenix Lander
- International designator
- 2007-034A
- NORAD catalog number
- 32003
- GCAT identifier
- S32003
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/524
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Mars Scout
- Owner
- JPL
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Platform (bus)
- Mars Surveyor
Launch
- Date
- August 4, 2007 · 09:26 UTC
- Launch record
- 2007-034Success
- Rocket
- Delta 7925-9.5
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC17A
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 193 km
- Inclination
- 28.41°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- August 4, 2007
- Last known active
- Nov 2, 2008
- End of operations
- Nov 2, 2008
Size
- Mass
- 410 kg
- Dry mass
- 343 kg
- Total mass with attached objects
- 680 kg
- Length
- 2.2 m
- Diameter
- 1.50 m
- Span
- 5.5 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00853
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- May 21, 2008
- Phase outcome
- Landed · May 25, 2008
- Destination
- Mars
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2007 | Earth | Aug 7, 2007 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| May 25, 2008 | Mars | Nov 2, 2008 | Stopped transmitting on the surface | — |
Landings and impacts
| World | Type | Result | Touchdown | Site | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Lander (powered landing) | Landed and operated | May 25, 2008 | — | 68.22, 234.25 |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q129091 (CC0).