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ESAMars Express Orbiter - 2003-022A

Mars Express

ESA's longest-running interplanetary mission, orbiting Mars since 2003
Launched
Jun 2, 2003
Operator
ESA - ESOC Darmstadt
Targets
Mars - Polar ice - Subsurface water
PHASE 01
Launch
Jun 2, 2003 ✓
PHASE 02
Mars orbit insertion
Dec 25, 2003 ✓
PHASE 03
Primary mission
2004-2005 ✓
PHASE 04 - ACTIVE
Extended operations
2005-present
- Telemetry

Mars Express at a glance.

In orbit
23years
Orbit type
Polar
Key instrument
MARSIS
Status
Active
- Status

23 years watching Mars.

Mars Express has been orbiting Mars since Christmas Day 2003, making it ESA's oldest operating interplanetary mission. Its MARSIS radar has detected subsurface water ice deposits and its HRSC camera has mapped the planet in stunning detail.

After more than two decades, the spacecraft continues to return valuable data on Mars' atmosphere, surface, and subsurface.

- Sources

Where the data comes from.

Mission - Operator
ESA Mars Express mission page
www.esa.int
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Reference
Mission overview
en.wikipedia.org
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