Atlas V 401 | Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's Space Division started in the production of missiles and later ICBM's in the 1950s. Their TITAN missile system was used for 12 Gemini spacecraft and the Voyager probes. They have worked largely in collaboration with NASA on many of their probes, landers, and spacecraft, and hope to play a key role in NASA's return to the moon in 2024.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
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.
Atlas V 401
Height 58.30 Meters
Max Stages 2
Mass To GTO 4950 kg
Liftoff Thrust 3827 kN
Diameter 3.80 Meters
Mass To LEO 9050 kg
Liftoff Mass 590 Tonnes
Launch Success 41
Consecutive Success 41
Maiden Flight 2002-08-21
Launch Failures 0
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