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Mars Odyssey

successDelta II | Mars Odyssey

2001 Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. The project was developed by NASA, and contracted out to Lockheed Martin, with an expected cost for the entire mission of US$297 million. Its mission is to use spectrometers and a thermal imager to detect evidence of past or present water and ice, as well as study the planet's geology and radiation environment.

Overview

Date / time
April 7, 2001 at 03:02 PM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 17A
Mission
Mars Odyssey
Mission type
Planetary Science
Orbit achieved
Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Launch vehicle
Delta II 7925-9.5 →
Launch provider
United States Air Force →

Payloads deployed · 1

MARS ODYSSEY
Mars