MISSION NAME
Mars Observer
Status
Success
DATE
25 SEP 1992
LAUNCH PROVIDER
Martin Marietta
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 40
Description
Mars Observer, the first of the Observer series of planetary missions, was designed to study the geoscience and climate of Mars.
Commercial Titan III
Rocket Description
The Commercial Titan III, also known as CT-3 or CT-III, was an American expendable launch system, developed by Martin Marietta during the late 1980s and flown four times during the early 1990s. It was derived from the Titan 34D, and was originally proposed as a medium-lift expendable launch system for the US Air Force, who selected the Delta II instead. Development was continued as a commercial launch system, and the first rocket flew in 1990. Due to higher costs than contemporary rockets such as the Ariane 4, orders were not forthcoming, and the CT-3 was retired in 1992.