ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

European-Russian Mars orbiter. ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter was launched on March 14, 2016 aboard a Proton-M/Briz-M from Baikonur. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Mar 15, 2016).

COSPAR 2016-017ANORAD 41388European Space Agency

Identity

Name in GCAT: ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
Payload designation: ExoMars TGO
International designator: 2016-017A
NORAD catalog number: 41388
GCAT identifier: S41388
UN registration: ST/SG/SER.E/819

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: ESA Plan
Owner: ESA
Country: European Space Agency
Builder: Thales Alenia Space
Platform (bus): Spacebus

Launch

Date: March 14, 2016 · 09:31 UTC
Launch record: 2016-017Success
Rocket: Proton-M/Briz-M
Spaceport: Baikonur · pad LC200/39

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 750 km
Inclination: 51.51°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: March 15, 2016
Last known active: February 2023

Size

Mass: 3,732 kg
Dry mass: 1,365 kg
Total mass with attached objects: 4,332 kg
Length: 3.2 m
Diameter: 2.00 m
Span: 17.5 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00969
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: October 16, 2016
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · October 19, 2019
Destination: Mars

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Mar 15, 2016	Earth	Mar 19, 2016	Escaped to another body	HCO
Oct 19, 2016	Mars	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2090722 (CC0).