 InSightin preflight testing |
Names | Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport Geophysical Monitoring Station (GMS) Discovery # 12 |
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Mission type | Mars lander |
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Operator | NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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COSPAR ID | 2018-042A |
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SATCATno. | 43457 |
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Website | Mars.NASA.gov/InSight |
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Mission duration | Planned: 709 sols (728 days) Elapsed: 1279 sols (3 years, 7 months, 5 days) |
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Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Space Systems |
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Launch mass | 694 kg (1,530 lb) |
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Landing mass | 358 kg (789 lb) |
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Dimensions | 6.0 × 1.56 × 1.0 m (19.7 × 5.1 × 3.3 ft) (deployed) |
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Power | 600 watts, solar / lithium-ion battery |
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Launch date | 5 May 2018, 11:05:01 UTC |
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Rocket | Atlas V 401 |
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Launch site | Vandenberg, SLC-3E |
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Contractor | United Launch Alliance |
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Entered service | 26 November 2018 |
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Last contact | December 2022 (estimated) |
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Landing date | 26 November 2018, 19:52:59 UTC MSD 51511 05:14 AMT |
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Landing site | Elysium Planitia 4°30′09″N135°37′24″E / 4.5024°N 135.6234°E /4.5024; 135.6234 (InSightlanding site) |
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Spacecraft component | Mars Cube One (MarCO) |
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Closest approach | 26 November 2018, 19:52:59 UTC |
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Distance | 3,500 km (2,200 mi) |
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Instruments |
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SEIS | Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure |
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HP3 | Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package |
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RISE | Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment |
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TWINS | Temperature and Winds for InSight |
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