Mars Global Surveyor

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Mars Global Surveyor

• Project Manager

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Mars Global Surveyor

• Budget
• 154 million
• 65 million to launch
• spacecraft

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Mars Global Surveyor
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Mars Global Surveyor
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Mars Global Surveyor

• Launched
• Nov 7, 1996
• (Delta 7925)
• Arrival
• September, 1997
• (800 million km)
• Began mapping
• March, 1998

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Mars Global Surveyor

• Weight 1,060 kilograms
• (2,342 lbs) including both Delta and Surveyor
• ? aprox. same weight as a Plymouth Neon
  automobile

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Mars Global Surveyor

• Launches in 3 stages
• Velocity from 3 stages, allows Spacecraft to
  escape pull of Earths gravity
• Spacecraft begins its journey to Mars, alone

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Mars Global Surveyor

• Problems encountered
• Suffered solar panel
• Injury slowed Spacecraft to 9,000 mph