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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Station, cables from the top of the gantry are attached to the Delta II rocket to lift it into position for launch. Scheduled to launch Dec. 10, 1998, the rocket will be carrying the Mars Climate Orbiter. The orbiter is heading for Mars where it will primarily support its companion Mars Polar Lander spacecraft, which is planned for launch on Jan. 3, 1999. The orbiter's instruments will monitor the Martian atmosphere and image the planet's surface on a daily basis for one Martian year (1.8 Earth years). It will observe the appearanc…
