United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
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No countdown — this launch time is not yet known to the minute.May 5, 2018 · 11:05 UTCAdd to calendar
United Launch Alliance's 129th launch · 5th this year · humanity's 5,748th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: May 5, 11:05 – May 5, 11:05 UTC
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InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
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.
Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
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- Liftoff of InSight — NASA's Kennedy Space Center
- InSight Mission to Mars Launch — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NASA Launches InSight to Mars (part 1) — NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Atlas V InSight Launch Highlights — United Launch Alliance
Pad — Space Launch Complex 3E
Local pad time: May 5, 4:05 AM PDT
48 launches from this pad · 910 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
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