flown missionSuccess

Delta II | Mars Odyssey

United States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 17A — Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USAApr 07, 2001, 15:02 UTC

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

mission

Name: Mars Odyssey
Type: Planetary Science
Target 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.

schedule

NET (no earlier than): Apr 07, 2001, 15:02 UTC
Window opens: Apr 07, 2001, 15:02 UTC
Window closes: Apr 07, 2001, 15:02 UTC
Last updated: Jun 14, 2023, 17:40 UTC

vehicle & provider

Rocket: Delta II 7925-9.5
Family: Delta
Variant: 7925-9.5
Provider: United States Air Force
Type: Government
Country: USA

launch site

Pad: Space Launch Complex 17A
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Country: USA
Timezone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 28.4472, -80.5650