A Delta II 7925H-9.5 - the first NASA mission to fly on the 'Heavy' Delta II variant - launched the Opportunity rover (Mars Exploration Rover-B) from Cape Canaveral on its cruise to Mars, where it landed in Meridiani Planum in January 2004 and operated for almost 15 years.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Helio-N/A
- Heliocentric orbit
- Payload to orbit
- 1.1 T
- Flight
- 1st
- of 3 Delta II 7925H-9.5 flights
- Date and time
- 8 July 2003, 03:18 UTC
- Rocket
- Delta II 7925H-9.5
- Builder
- ULA
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 17B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Planetary Science
- International designator
- 2003-032
- Launches in 2003
- 32nd of 63
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