Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Mars Science Laboratory (Curiosity)
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars. The overall objectives include investigating Mars' habitability, studying its climate and geology, and collecting data for a crewed mission to Mars. The rover carries a variety of scientific instruments designed by an international team.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 3,839.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-41, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
2011
73rd orbital launch attempt
United Launch Alliance
56th mission
11th mission of 2011
55th successful mission
51st consecutive successful mission
Atlas V
28th mission
5th mission of 2011
27th successful mission
18th consecutive successful mission