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Mars Observer

1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories

Mars Observer

Lost before Mars-orbit insertion.

Era 3 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
year known only: 1992
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Mars
Category
Planetary orbiter
Status
Failure
Vehicle
unknown
Mass
unknown
Orbit / trajectory
Areocentric

Why it happened

Mars Observer flew during 1986–2000: Stations, Global Partnerships and Flagship Observatories, as part of United States's work toward mars. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.

The mission

The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: Lost before Mars-orbit insertion.

Results

Lost before Mars-orbit insertion.

Related missions

Mars Observer Mars Global Surveyor — same_target Mars Global S… Mars Pathfinder / Sojourner — same_target Mars Pathfind… Mars Odyssey — same_target Mars Odyssey Mars Express / Beagle 2 — same_target Mars Express …

Sources & image credits

  • Image credit: NASA · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-24)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog