Mission record
Atlas V 401 | InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United Launch Alliance
Provider type
Commercial
Orbit
Helio-N/A
Mission type
Planetary Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sat, 05 May 2018 11:05:01 GMT
Orbital launch #
#5748 ever
Go probability
100%
Mission
InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.