Delta II | Mars Global Surveyor
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
Mars Global Surveyor
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is designed to orbit Mars over a two year period and collect data on the surface morphology, topography, composition, gravity, atmospheric dynamics, and magnetic field. This data will be used to investigate the surface processes, geology, distribution of material, internal properties, evolution of the magnetic field, and the weather and climate of Mars.
Delta II 7925
Height 38.90 Meters
Max Stages 3
Mass To GTO 1840 kg
Liftoff Thrust 0 kN
Diameter 2.40 Meters
Mass To LEO 0 kg
Liftoff Mass 232 Tonnes
Launch Success 34
Consecutive Success 5
Maiden Flight 1990-11-26
Launch Failures 2
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