Trace Gas Orbiter
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Artist's illustration of ExoMars 2016
Mission typeMars orbiter
OperatorESA ·Roscosmos
COSPAR ID2016-017AEdit this at Wikidata
SATCATno.41388
Websitehttp://exploration.esa.int/jump.cfm?oid=46475
Mission durationPlanned: 7 years
Elapsed: 6 years, 3 months, 18 days
Spacecraft properties
ManufacturerThales Alenia Space
Launch mass3,755 kg (8,278 lb)
Payload massInstruments: 113.8 kg (251 lb)
Schiaparelli: 577 kg (1,272 lb)
Dimensions3.2 × 2 × 2 m (10.5 × 6.6 × 6.6 ft)
Power~2000 W
Start of mission
Launch date14 March 2016, 09:31 (2016-03-14UTC09:31) UTC
RocketProton-M/Briz-M
Launch siteBaikonur 200/39
ContractorKhrunichev
Orbital parameters
Reference systemAreocentric
RegimeCircular
Eccentricity0
Periareion altitude400 km (250 mi)
Apoareion altitude400 km (250 mi)
Inclination74 degrees
Period2 hours
EpochPlanned
Mars orbiter
Orbital insertion19 October 2016, 15:24 UTC
Transponders
BandX band
UHF band
Frequency390–450 MHz
TWTA power65 W
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ESA mission insignia for theExoMars 2016launch, featuring theTrace Gas Orbiter(left) andSchiaparelli(right).
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