2020-07-30 · 6 years ago

Mars 2020 — launch

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Mars 2020 is a NASA mission that includes the rover Perseverance, the now-grounded small robotic helicopter Ingenuity, and associated delivery systems, as part of the Mars Exploration Program. Mars 2020 was launched on an Atlas V rocket at 11:50:01 UTC on July 30, 2020, and landed in the Martian crater Jezero on February 18, 2021, with confirmation received at 20:55 UTC. On March 5, 2021, NASA named the landing site Octavia E. Butler Landing. As of 20 October 2026, Perseverance has been on Mars for 2014 sols (2070 total days; 5 years, 244 days). Ingenuity operated on Mars for 1042 sols (1071 total days; 2 years, 341 days) before sustaining serious damage to its rotor blades, possibly all four, causing NASA to retire the craft on January 25, 2024.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_2020. Related NASA reference: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mars-2020-perseverance/. Description adapted from Wikipedia contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Category
Launches and Flight Tests
Type
Orbital launch
Subjects
Space transportation
Mission
Mars 2020
Organization
United Launch Alliance/Lockheed Martin Astronautics
Vehicle
Atlas V 541
Location
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida
Country
US
Outcome
Successful

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