Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
Spacecraft
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. It was launched from Cape Canaveral on August 12, 2005, at... Wikipedia
Launch date: August 12, 2005
Manufacturers: The University of Arizona, Malin Space Science Systems, Lockheed Martin, and more
Cost: 720 million USD
Max speed: 6,487 mph
Speed on orbit: 2.113 miles/s
Launch site: CCAFS Space Launch Complex 41
COSPAR ID: 2005-029A
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