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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Aug 12, 2005, 11:43 AM UTC · Launch Successful

Mission stages

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Aug 12, 2005, 11:43 AM UTC
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Launch Successful
Published target: Oct 27, 2022, 6:00 PM UTC
NASA Insight & MRO Findings Media Briefing
Event record

Event dates are published targets. Confirmed milestones appear below when reported.

Previous recorded flight of the same rocket configuration: Hellas Sat 2, May 13, 2003, 10:10 PM UTC.

Published flight records. A dash means the source has not supplied a value.
Field	Previous flight	This flight
Mission	Hellas Sat 2	Mars Reconnaissance OrbiterDifferent
Purpose	Communications	Planetary ScienceDifferent
Orbit	Geostationary Orbit	Mars OrbitDifferent
Launch site	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA	Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Vehicle	Atlas V 401	Atlas V 401
Spacecraft	—	—
Booster	—	—

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