United States Air ForceDelta II 7925-9.5Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mars Odyssey
Launched
April 7, 2001
Image: USAF
Summary
Mars Odyssey launched on an United States Air Force Delta II 7925-9.5 from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on April 7, 2001. It was United States Air Force's 1,032nd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,466th orbital launch attempt. It was the 9th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). 3 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta II 7925-9.5 · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
- Milestone
- 9th Delta II 7925-9.5 flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 1,032nd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,466th orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
3 catalogued: 1 payload, 2 rocket stages
- Mars Odyssey · NORAD 26734 · left Earth orbit April 8, 2001
Delta 284 Stage 3 · left Earth orbit April 8, 2001
Delta 284 · re-entered July 9, 2001
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
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.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
129th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 589th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
67 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mars Odyssey launch?
Mars Odyssey launched on April 7, 2001. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mars Odyssey?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mars Odyssey?
Delta II 7925-9.5, flown by United States Air Force. Delta II 7925-9.5 spec sheet
Where did Mars Odyssey launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mars Odyssey going to?
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Mars Odyssey launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).