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Phoenix (spacecraft)

Phoenix
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Artist's impression of the Phoenix spacecraft as it lands on Mars.
Mission type Mars lander
Operator NASA · JPL · University of Arizona
COSPAR ID 2007-034A
SATCAT № 32003
Website phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu
Mission duration 90 martian sols (planned)
157 martian sols (actual)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer JPL · CSA · University of Arizona · University of Texas · Malin Space Science Systems · Max Planck Institute
Landing mass 350 kg (770 lb)
Power 450W, Solar array / NiH2 battery
Start of mission
Launch date August 4, 2007 (2007-08-04) 09:26 UTC
(9 years, 6 months and 1 day ago)
Rocket Delta II 7925
Launch site Cape Canaveral SLC-17
Contractor Lockheed Martin Space Systems
End of mission
Last contact November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02)
(8 years, 3 months and 3 days ago)
Mars lander
Landing date May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC
MSD 47777 01:02 AMT
(8 years, 8 months and 8 days ago)
Landing site Green Valley, Vastitas Borealis, Mars
68°13′N 125°42′W / 68.22°N 125.7°W / 68.22; -125.7 (Phoenix lander)

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Phoenix Mars Lander mission logo

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Phoenix Mars Lander mission logo

Phoenix was a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on Mars under the Mars Scout Program. The Phoenix lander descended on Mars on May 25, 2008. Mission scientists used instruments aboard the lander to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to research the history of water there. The total mission cost was about US $386 million, which includes cost of the launch.

The multi-agency program was headed by the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, under the direction of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The program was a partnership of universities in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom, NASA, the Canadian Space Agency, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, MacDonald Dettwiler & Associates (MDA) and other aerospace companies. It was the first mission to Mars led by a public university in NASA history. It was led directly from the University of Arizona's campus in Tucson, with project management at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., and project development at Lockheed Martin in Denver, Colorado. The operational funding for the mission extended through November 10, 2008.


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