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Lockheed MartinAtlas V 401Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Launched
August 12, 2005
Summary
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched on a Lockheed Martin Atlas V 401 from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 12, 2005. It was Lockheed Martin's 79th launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 4,726th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas V 401 flight and the 1st this year. The payload was bound for Mars Orbit (Mars). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas V 401 · Lockheed Martin
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Mars Orbit (Mars)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas V 401 flight · 1st this yearLockheed Martin's 79th launch3rd this yearhumanity's 4,726th orbital launch attempt32nd orbital launch attempt this year
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Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter · NORAD 28788 · left Earth orbit August 12, 2005
Centaur AV-007 · left Earth orbit August 12, 2005
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005 and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. In November 2006, after five months of aerobraking, it entered its final science orbit and began its primary science phase.
News
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Pad
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
33rd launch from Space Launch Complex 41, 2nd this year · 636th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
125 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
153 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launch?
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched on August 12, 2005. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?
Atlas V 401, flown by Lockheed Martin. Atlas V 401 spec sheet
Where did Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launch from?
Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter going to?
Mars Orbit (Mars), a planetary science mission.
How many satellites did Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).