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Delta II | Mars Odyssey

April 7, 2001 at 3:02 PM UTC

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Delta II | Mars Odyssey launch image
Mission imagery · Delta II 7925-9.5

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April 7, 2001 at 3:02 PM UTC

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · 28.4472, -80.5650

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Space Launch Complex 17A

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Mission description

2001 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.

Vehicle

Delta II 7925-9.5

Delta · 7925-9.5

Height

38.9 m

Diameter

2.4 m

LEO capacity

0 kg

Successful launches

26

Launch complex

Space Launch Complex 17A

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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