August 12, 2005 at 11:43 AM UTC
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.5834, -80.5830
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.
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Height
58.3 m
Diameter
3.8 m
LEO capacity
9,050 kg
Successful launches
41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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