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MARS EXPRESS

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Mars Express is a space exploration mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) exploring the planet Mars and its moons since 2003, and the first planetary mission attempted by ESA.

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Launch

Launch date
June 2, 2003 at 05:45 PM UTC
Launch site
Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Launched by
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Operator
Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)
Mission
Mars Express
Launch record
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Trajectory

Regime
Interplanetary — Mars
Reference body
Mars

Identity

COSPAR (Int'l)
2003-022A
NORAD catalog №
27816
Object type
Payload
Owner / operator
European Space Agency
Status
Operational