LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Fri Aug 12 2005
Lockheed Martin
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Launch Successful
LAUNCH PREVIEW
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(11:43 AM UTC)
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas V 401Description:
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Planetary Science
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005 and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. In November 2006, after five months of aerobraking, it entered its final science orbit and began its primary science phase.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Space Launch Complex 41