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United Launch AllianceAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
Launched
May 5, 2018 · 11:05 UTC
Summary
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 launched on an United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA on May 5, 2018 at 11:05 UTC. It was United Launch Alliance's 129th launch, 5th this year and humanity's 5,748th orbital launch attempt. It was the 38th Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A). 4 objects from this launch are catalogued, 3 of them payloads.
- Watch
- Liftoff of InSightNASA's Kennedy Space Center
- InSight Mission to Mars LaunchNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- NASA Launches InSight to Mars (part 1)NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A)
- Milestone
- 38th Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearUnited Launch Alliance's 129th launch5th this yearhumanity's 5,748th orbital launch attempt42nd orbital launch attempt this year
Webcast
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
4 catalogued: 3 payloads, 1 rocket stage
- Mars InSight Lander · NORAD 43457 · left Earth orbit May 5, 2018
- MarCO-A · NORAD 43458 · left Earth orbit May 5, 2018
- MarCO-B · NORAD 43459 · left Earth orbit May 5, 2018
Centaur AV-078 · left Earth orbit May 5, 2018
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
46th launch from Space Launch Complex 3E, 1st this year · 678th from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Local pad time at liftoff: May 5, 4:05 AM PDT, at night
48 launches from this pad · 919 from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
223 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 launch?
InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 launched on May 5, 2018 at 11:05 UTC.
Where can I watch InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2?
Coverage: Liftoff of InSight; InSight Mission to Mars Launch; NASA Launches InSight to Mars (part 1). Watch the replay
What rocket launched InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2?
Atlas V 401, flown by United Launch Alliance. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. Liftoff was May 5, 4:05 AM PDT local time at the pad.
What orbit was InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 going to?
Heliocentric N/A (Helio-N/A), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 launch?
3 payloads from this launch are catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).
Which program is InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 part of?
Discovery Program. About Discovery Program