Opportunity Rover
Delta II
United States Air Force
Mission
Opportunity Rover
Type: Planetary Science
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.
Trajectory
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Location
Space Launch Complex 17B
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
877 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.
Rocket
Delta II 7925H-9.5 – United Launch Alliance
- Family: Delta
- Length: 38.9 m
- Diameter: 2.4 m
- Launch Mass: 286 T
The Delta II 7925H-9.5 was manufactured by United Launch Alliance with the first launch on . Delta II 7925H-9.5 has 3 successful launches and 0 failed launches with a total of 3 launches. Delta II is an American space launch system developed by McDonnell Douglas, now part of the Delta rocket family operated by United Launch Alliance. With more than 150 missions and a nearly perfect track record, Delta II has established itself as one of the most successful orbital launch systems.
Agency
United States Air Force – USAF
- Type: Government
- Abbreviation: USAF
- Country: USA
