Delta II
SuccessMars Odyssey · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Saturday, Apr 7, 2001, 15:02 UTC
Launch window
Saturday, Apr 7, 2001, 15:02 UTC – Saturday, Apr 7, 2001, 15:02 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Mars Odyssey
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
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.
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