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Atlas V 541 | Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)
United Launch Alliance · Atlas V 541 · Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United Launch Alliance's 141st launch · 4th this year · humanity's 5,980th orbital launch attempt
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Jul 30, 11:50 – Jul 30, 13:50 UTC
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Mars 2020 (Perseverance rover & Ingenuity helicopter)
Atop this ULA Atlas V rocket will be Perseverance, a car-sized rover which will explore an ancient river delta on Mars. Armed with a suite of six scientific instruments, Perseverance will primarily hunt for clues to the planet's distant past, and hopefully uncover signs of ancient life and habitability. The rover also carries an experiment that'll convert carbon dioxide into oxygen, a box-sized helicopter named Ingenuity that'll demonstrate powered flight on Mars, and a system that enables the rover to leave behind samples for later retrieval and return to Earth during NASA and ESA's ambitious sample return mission later this decade.
Robotic Exploration · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
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- Atlas V Mars 2020 Launch Highlights — United Launch Alliance
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