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Lockheed Martin Astronautics is constructing the Mars Surveyor '98 Polar Lander which is due to be launched on 3 January, 1999, to land at the southern polar cap of the Red Planet on 3 December, 1999. The Mars Polar Lander will be equipped with cameras, robotic arms and instruments to measure the composition of the Martian soil.

Source: Flight International