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MSL (Curiosity)
Atlas V 541United Launch AllianceSpace Launch Complex 41
Saturday, November 26, 2011 · 03:02 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas V 541
Profile →Atlas V is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family. It was formerly operated by Lockheed Martin and is now operated by United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture with...
Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches210
Successes175
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Profile →USA • Founded 2006
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spa...
Mission Brief
The Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission, featuring the renowned Curiosity rover, was designed to assess the planet's past and present habitability. Equipped with an array of advanced scientific instruments, including a drill and a sample analysis unit, Curiosity explored the Gale Crater, a site believed to contain evidence of ancient Martian environments. It delivered groundbreaking discoveries, including the detection of organic molecules and the confirmation of an ancient, potentially habitable lake bed.
PayloadMSL (Curiosity)
OrbitMars Orbit
CustomerNASA Large Strategic Science Missions
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
30 / 30100%Ground vector
Launch site
Site locked
Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Global range
- Latitude
- 28.583°N
- Longitude
- 80.583°W
Range Weather
Launch commit criteria
Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules
Tracking no weather issues at this time.
- Primary concern
- No weather issues
- Rule count
- 0
- Temperature
- Not reported
- Surface wind
- Not reported
Window
03:02 PM UTC - 03:02 PM UTC
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
