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Opportunity Rover

Delta II 7925H-9.5United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17B
Tuesday, July 8, 2003 · 03:18 AM UTCAdd to Calendar

This mission is complete.

Vehicle

Delta II 7925H-9.5

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HeightN/A
LEO PayloadN/A
Launches1078
Successes972

Provider

United States Air Force

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Mission Brief

Opportunity, also known as MER-B or MER-1, and nicknamed "Oppy", is a robotic rover that was active on Mars from 2004 until the middle of 2018. Opportunity was able to stay operational for 5111 sols after landing, maintaining its power and key systems through continual recharging of its batteries using solar power, and hibernating during events such as dust storms to save power. Due to the planetary 2018 dust storm on Mars, Opportunity ceased communications on June 10 and entered hibernation on June 12, 2018. It was hoped it would reboot once the weather cleared, but it did not, suggesting either a catastrophic failure or that a layer of dust had covered its solar panels.

PayloadOpportunity Rover
OrbitHeliocentric N/A
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages0
PadSpace Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Timeline

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Launch Site

Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

LAUNCH SITE
28.446°N, 80.566°W

Schedule History

No delays or schedule changes recorded.