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Delta II | Mars Odyssey

United States Air Force · Delta II 7925-9.5 · Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

United States Air Force's 1,032nd launch · 3rd this year · humanity's 4,466th orbital launch attempt

April 7, 2001Add to calendar
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Window: Apr 7, 15:02Apr 7, 15:02 UTC

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Mars Odyssey

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.

Planetary Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)

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Pad — Space Launch Complex 17A

145 launches from this pad · 1,122 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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