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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

successAtlas V 401 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

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.

Overview

Date / time
August 12, 2005 at 11:43 AM UTC
Outcome
success
Launch site
Space Launch Complex 41
Mission
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Mission type
Planetary Science
Orbit achieved
Mars Orbit
Launch vehicle
Atlas V 401 →
Launch provider
Lockheed Martin →

Payloads deployed · 1

MRO
Heliocentric