InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe’s entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Launch Overview
Window Open
11:05 UTC
Window Close
11:05 UTC
Lift Off
May 5, 2018 · 11:05 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Target Orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Payload Overview
Customer
United Launch Alliance
Payload
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe’s entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Height
LEO Payload
Total Launches
Status
United Launch Alliance
Space Launch Complex 3E
Launch Overview
Window Open
11:05 UTC
Window Close
11:05 UTC
Lift Off
May 5, 2018 · 11:05 UTC
Launch Facility
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Target Orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Payload Overview
Customer
United Launch Alliance
Payload
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2