InSight
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InSightin preflight testing
NamesInterior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport
Geophysical Monitoring Station (GMS)
Discovery # 12
Mission typeMars lander
OperatorNASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory
COSPAR ID2018-042AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.43457
WebsiteMars.NASA.gov/InSight
Mission durationPlanned: 709 sols (728 days)
Elapsed: 1279 sols (3 years, 7 months, 5 days)
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems
Launch mass694 kg (1,530 lb)
Landing mass358 kg (789 lb)
Dimensions6.0 × 1.56 × 1.0 m (19.7 × 5.1 × 3.3 ft) (deployed)
Power600 watts, solar / lithium-ion battery
Start of mission
Launch date5 May 2018, 11:05:01 UTC
RocketAtlas V 401
Launch siteVandenberg, SLC-3E
ContractorUnited Launch Alliance
Entered service26 November 2018
End of mission
Last contactDecember 2022 (estimated)
Mars lander
Landing date26 November 2018, 19:52:59 UTC
MSD 51511 05:14 AMT
Landing siteElysium Planitia
4°30′09″N135°37′24″E / 4.5024°N 135.6234°E /4.5024; 135.6234 (InSightlanding site)
Flyby of Mars
Spacecraft componentMars Cube One (MarCO)
Closest approach26 November 2018, 19:52:59 UTC
Distance3,500 km (2,200 mi)
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InSight mission logo
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