Pathfinder lander
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The Pathfinder lander is a NASA spacecraft that successfully delivered the Sojourner rover to Mars in 1997, enabling pioneering surface exploration and communication experiments on the Martian terrain.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars lander
ⓘ
NASA spacecraft ⓘ |
| carried | Sojourner rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationBand |
UHF
ⓘ
X-band ⓘ |
| communicationRelayFor | Sojourner rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| delivered | Sojourner rover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enabled |
communication experiments on Martian surface
ⓘ
pioneering surface exploration with Sojourner rover ⓘ |
| landingDate | 1997-07-04 ⓘ |
| landingRegion | Chryse Planitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingSite | Ares Vallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1996-12-04 ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Canaveral Air Station Space Launch Complex 17B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Delta II 7925 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| locationAfterMission | on the surface of Mars at Ares Vallis ⓘ |
| missionType |
Mars lander
ⓘ
science mission ⓘ technology demonstration ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first successful use of airbag landing system on Mars
ⓘ
low-cost Discovery-class Mars mission ⓘ pioneered new entry, descent, and landing techniques ⓘ served as fixed lander science station ⓘ |
| objective |
characterize Martian atmosphere and weather
ⓘ
demonstrate low-cost Mars landing technologies ⓘ study Martian rocks and soil ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Mars Pathfinder mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetLandedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource |
batteries
ⓘ
solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
conduct in situ science on Martian surface
ⓘ
deliver Sojourner rover to Mars surface ⓘ serve as communications relay for Sojourner rover ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
atmospheric sensors ⓘ meteorology instruments ⓘ surface science instruments ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| usedDescentSystem |
parachute
ⓘ
solid rocket motors ⓘ |
| usedEntrySystem | aeroshell ⓘ |
| usedLandingSystem | airbags ⓘ |
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