Spirit (MER-A)
COSPAR 2003-027A · NORAD 27827
📋 A written introduction is coming — for now this page shows official values only.
Mission
- Agency
- NASA
- Launch date
- 2003-06-10
- Status (SATCAT)
- decayed
- Decay date
- 2004-01-03
- Launch site code
- AFETR
- Owner code
- US
- COSPAR ID
- 2003-027A
- NORAD ID
- 27,827
Source:NASA Science · checked 2026-11-02 ↗CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
Orbit
- Orbit center code
- MA
Source:CelesTrak (data from USSPACECOM / 18 SDS) · checked 2026-11-02 ↗
In everyday life
- It re-entered the atmosphere on 2004-01-03 (CelesTrak).
- CelesTrak lists Mars as its orbit center — it worked at Mars, not at Earth.
- Someone born in its launch year (2003) turns 23 this year.