MARS POLAR LANDER FACT SHEET Mission "Volatiles and Climate History" Launch The orbiter will be launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) Space Launch Complex 17 (SLC-17) on January 3, 1999. Launch Vehicle McDonnell Douglas Delta II 7425. The upper stage consists of a spin stabilized Star 48 with a Nutation Control System and a yo-yo despin device. Spacecraft Mass 615 kg Science Payload -Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) -Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) -Stereo Surface Imager (SSI) -Robotic Arm (RA) / Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) -Meteorological Package (MET) -Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) Mission Timeline: January 03, 1999: Launch December 03, 1999: Mars Landing February 29, 2000: End of Primary Mission Mission Logo