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Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2

United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 3E — Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).

mission

Name
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
Type
Planetary Science
Target orbit
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
Weather probability
100% go

InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.

schedule

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vehicle & provider

Rocket
Atlas V 401
Family
Atlas
Variant
401
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Type
Commercial
Country
USA

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launch site

Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Location
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Country
USA
Timezone
America/Los_Angeles