United Launch Alliance

MSL (Curiosity)

Atlas V 541

SUCCESS
Success

Saturday, November 26, 2011 · 15:02 UTC

Mission

/01

The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, featuring the renowned Curiosity rover, was designed to assess the planet's past and present habitability. Equipped with an array of advanced scientific instruments, including a drill and a sample analysis unit, Curiosity explored the Gale Crater, a site believed to contain evidence of ancient Martian environments. It delivered groundbreaking discoveries, including the detection of organic molecules and the confirmation of an ancient, potentially habitable lake bed.

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Mars Orbit (Mars)

Probability

N/A

Status

Launch Successful

Vehicle & Pad

/02

Rocket

Atlas V 541

Variant: 541

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 41

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

28.583° N, 80.583° W

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