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ExoMars TGO/EDM

Proton-M/Briz-M launch from Baikonur (Russia) on March 14, 2016, carrying 2 payloads. GCAT records the launch as a success.

March 14, 2016 · 09:31 UTCLaunch 2016-017Launch no. 5,543 in the log
RocketProton-M/Briz-Mvariant III
SpaceportBaikonurpad LC200/39
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyKhrunichevRussia

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
March 14, 2016, 09:31
Launch designation
2016-017
Mission
ExoMars TGO/EDM
Vehicle flight ID
935-60/99560

Orbit and payload

Initial apogee
150,000 km
Payload mass to orbit
5.9 t
Payloads
2
GCAT launch code
DS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter2016-017ANORAD 41388European Space AgencyDeep space3,732 kgLeft Earth orbit for deep space · Mar 15, 2016
Schiaparelli2016-017European Space Agency———

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