2001 Mars Odyssey
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Artist's impression of theMars Odysseyspacecraft
Mission typeMars orbiter
OperatorNASA / JPL
COSPAR ID2001-013AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.26734
Websitemars.jpl.nasa.gov/odyssey/
Mission duration
  • Elapsed:
    • 21 years, 2 months and 25 days from launch
    • 20 years, 8 months and 8 days at Mars (7354 sols)
  • En route: 6 months, 17 days
  • Primary mission: 32 months (1007 sols)
  • Extended mission: 17 years, 10 months and 7 days (6346 sols) elapsed
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerLockheed Martin
Launch mass758 kilograms (1,671 lb)
Dry mass376.3 kilograms (830 lb)
Power750 W
Start of mission
Launch dateApril 7, 2001, 15:02:22 (2001-04-07UTC15:02:22Z) UTC
RocketDelta II 7925-9.5
Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-17A
Orbital parameters
Reference systemAreocentric
RegimeSun-synchronous
Semi-major axis3,793.4 km (2,357.1 mi)[page needed]
Eccentricity0.0
Altitude400 km (250 mi)[page needed]
Inclination93.064°[page needed]
Period2 hours[page needed]
RAAN34.98°[page needed]
Argument of periareion[page needed]
Mean anomaly[page needed]
EpochOctober 19, 2002[page needed]
Mars orbiter
Orbital insertionOctober 24, 2001,
MSD 45435 12:21 AMT
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