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Delta II | Mars Odyssey
2001 Mars Odyssey is a robotic spacecraft orbiting the planet Mars. The project was developed by NASA, and contracted out to Lockheed Martin, with an expected cost for the entire mission of US$297 million. Its mission is to use spectrometers and a thermal imager to detect evidence of past or present water and ice, as well as study the planet's geology and radiation environment.
Mission type: Planetary Science · Orbit: Sun-Synchronous Orbit
Rocket: Delta II · Provider: United States Air Force
Launch pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)