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.

• 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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