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Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
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InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2

Atlas V 401

Historical mission record

This page records Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 and its reported outcome: Launch Successful. The date above is a historical record.

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Mission status
Launch Successful

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LAUNCH SITEVandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission

InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.

Launch vehicle
Atlas V 401
Mission type
Planetary Science
Destination orbit
Heliocentric N/A
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Programs
Discovery Program

The vehicle

Published configuration and flight history.

Atlas V 401
Launch vehicle

Atlas V 401

An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.

Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
Stages
2
Recorded launches
41
First flight
2002-08-21

Recorded timing

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Instantaneous windowPublished target
SCHEDULED MOMENT

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Launch site & orbit

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

The mission in perspective

Launch site

DestinationHeliocentric N/A

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NASA Blue Marble map of Earth's continents and oceans
Geographic view · illustrative lightingNo live tracking or simulated ascent. NASA Blue Marble.

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