Lockheed Martin Atlas V 401 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Atlas V 401
Status
Success
Date
12 AUG 2005
11:43
Mission Overview
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.
Rocket
Atlas V 401
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Mars Orbit
Stages
2
Livestream
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