United States Air Force
Mars Odyssey
Delta II 7925-9.5
SUCCESS
Success
Saturday, April 7, 2001 · 15:02 UTC
Mission
/012001 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.
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Delta II 7925-9.5
Variant: 7925-9.5
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.447° N, 80.565° W
129
Pad Launches
589
Location Launches
1032
Agency Launches
14
Orbital This Year