Nozomi Mars Unmanned Missions


A Japanese orbiter mission carrying instruments from several countries, formerly known as Planet-B, launched in 1998 and scheduled to enter Martian orbit in 2003. The injection into Mars orbit failed December 2003. The spacecraft is now in Sun orbit.








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Nozomi

  • Nozomi (Planet B) - A general description of the mission profile.
  • MarsNews.com: Nozomi - Mission overview, quick facts, and links to related unmanned news stories.
  • Planet-B - Official site by the Japanese Institute of Space mars and Astronautical mars Science. A few images and announcements.
  • Nozomi - Spacecraft and mission profile from the National Space Science Data Center.


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