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MAVEN

Atlas V 401 launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 18, 2013, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 18, 2013 · 18:28 UTCLaunch 2013-063Launch no. 5,331 in the log
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad SLC41
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyULAUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 18, 2013, 18:28
Launch designation
2013-063
Mission
MAVEN
Vehicle flight ID
AV-038

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
166 km
Initial apogee
167 km
Inclination
28.5°
Payload mass to orbit
2.5 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
MAVEN2013-063ANORAD 39378NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterDeep space2,454 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Nov 19, 2013

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.