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Phoenix (spacecraft)

Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for 157 sols (161 days). Its instruments were used to assess the local habitability and to research the history of water on Mars. The mission was part of the Mars Scout Program; its total cost was…

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Contractor
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
COSPAR ID
2007-034A
Declared
May 24, 2010
Instruments
InstrumentsRARobotic armRACRobotic Arm CameraTEGAThermal and Evolved Gas AnalyzerMARDIMars Descent ImagerMETMeteorological stationSSISurface Stereo ImagerMECAMicroscopy, Electro…
Landing date
May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC MSD 47777 01:02 AMT MSD 47776 16:35 LMST (Sol 0) (18 years, 2 months and 27 days ago)
Landing mass
350 kg (770 lb)

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Phoenix (spacecraft)

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples32
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
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Phoenix (spacecraft)

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Operator · 3
Phoenix (spacecraft) → JPL, NASA, University of Arizona
Contractor · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → Lockheed Martin Space Systems
COSPAR ID · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → 2007-034A
Declared · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → May 24, 2010
Instruments · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → InstrumentsRARobotic armRACRobotic Arm CameraTEGAThermal and Evolved Gas AnalyzerMARDIMars Descent ImagerMETMeteorological stationSSISurface Stereo ImagerMECAMicroscopy, Electro…
Landing date · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC MSD 47777 01:02 AMT MSD 47776 16:35 LMST (Sol 0) (18 years, 2 months and 27 days ago)
Landing mass · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → 350 kg (770 lb)
Landing site · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → Green Valley, Vastitas Borealis, Mars .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-p…
Last contact · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) (17 years, 9 months and 22 days ago)
Launch date · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → August 4, 2007 (2007-08-04) 09:26 UTC (19 years and 20 days ago)

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Phoenix (spacecraft)ContractorLockheed Martin Space Systems1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)COSPAR ID2007-034A1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)DeclaredMay 24, 20101.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)InstrumentsInstrumentsRARobotic armRACRobotic Arm CameraTEGAThermal and Evolved Gas AnalyzerMARDIMars Descent ImagerMETMeteorological stationSSISurface Stereo ImagerMECAMicroscopy, Electro…1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Landing dateMay 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC MSD 47777 01:02 AMT MSD 47776 16:35 LMST (Sol 0) (18 years, 2 months and 27 days ago)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Landing mass350 kg (770 lb)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Landing siteGreen Valley, Vastitas Borealis, Mars .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-p…1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Last contactNovember 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) (17 years, 9 months and 22 days ago)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Launch dateAugust 4, 2007 (2007-08-04) 09:26 UTC (19 years and 20 days ago)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Launch mass670 kg (1,477 lb.)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-171.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)MARDIMars Descent Imager1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)MECAMicroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)METMeteorological station1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Mission duration90 martian sols (planned) 157 martian sols (actual) 1 year, 2 months, 29 days (launch to last contact)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Mission typeStationary lander1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)OperatorJPL1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)OperatorUniversity of Arizona1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Power450W, Solar array / NiH2 battery1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)RARobotic arm1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)RACRobotic Arm Camera1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)RocketDelta II 79251.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)SATCAT no.320031.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)SSISurface Stereo Imager1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)TEGAThermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Websitephoenix.lpl.arizona.edu1.00infobox

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