RocketAtlas V 541
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- November 26, 2011, 15:02
- Launch designation
- 2011-070
- Mission
- Mars Science Lab Rover
- Flight name
- MSL
- Vehicle flight ID
- AV-028
- Year
- Launches in 2011
Orbit and payload
- Initial perigee
- 165 km
- Initial apogee
- 324 km
- Inclination
- 35.0°
- Payload mass to orbit
- 3.8 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curiosity | 2011-070ANORAD 37936 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 899 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Nov 27, 2011 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.