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MAVEN
Former NASA Mars orbiter. MAVEN was launched on November 18, 2013 aboard a Atlas V 401 from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 19, 2013).
COSPAR 2013-063ANORAD 39378United States
Identity
- Name in GCAT
- MAVEN
- International designator
- 2013-063A
- NORAD catalog number
- 39378
- GCAT identifier
- S39378
- UN registration
- ST/SG/SER.E/736
Mission
- Mission type
- Deep space
- Use
- Civil government
- Program
- Mars Program
- Owner
- GSFC
- Country
- United States
- Builder
- Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
- Platform (bus)
- LM-900
Launch
- Date
- November 18, 2013 · 18:28 UTC
- Launch record
- 2013-063Success
- Rocket
- Atlas V 401
- Spaceport
- Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad SLC41
Orbit and fate
- Orbit class (GCAT)
- EEO
- Perigee
- 193 km
- Inclination
- 27.68°
- Status
- Left Earth orbit for deep space
- Status date
- November 19, 2013
- Last known active
- Feb 11, 2023
- End of operations
- Dec 6, 2025
Size
- Mass
- 2,454 kg
- Dry mass
- 809 kg
- Length
- 2.3 m
- Diameter
- 2.00 m
- Span
- 11.4 m
Deep space
- Deep-space catalog entry
- D00931
- Final central body
- Mars
- Phase start
- September 18, 2014
- Phase outcome
- Entered orbit around the target · September 22, 2014
- Destination
- Mars
Flight phases
| From | Central body | Ended | Outcome | Next |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2013 | Earth | Nov 23, 2013 | Escaped to another body | HCO |
| Sep 22, 2014 | Mars | — | In orbit | — |
Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q327075 (CC0).