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Mars Odyssey

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Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 2001-013ALaunched 4/7/2001
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Mission & Launch
Launch Mission
2001 Mars Odyssey
Launch Vehicle
Delta 7925-9.5
Launch Date
4/7/2001
Orbit & Mass
Orbit Class
interplanetary
Altitude
-43,514 km
Inclination
51.83 deg
Dry Mass
376 kg
Total Mass
725 kg
Payload Classification
Mission Type
Science Exploration
Payload Category
PLAN
Payload Class
C
Organizations
Operator
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin
Registry
COSPAR ID
2001-013A
UN Registration
ST/SG/SER.E/400
Track
Mentions
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The remaining orbiters that NASA refers to are the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and Mars Odyssey.

GeneralValue 2.0Dec 17, 2025NASA火星探査機「MAVEN」、応答せず–機体回転か、復旧活動続く

The White House budget proposal suggests canceling NASA missions including ExoMars, New Horizons, Juno, Mars Odyssey, and MAVEN.

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欧州の火星探査計画「エクソマーズ」、NASAが支援継続を再確約

The budget requests to cancel active Mars telecommunications orbiters like MAVEN and Mars Odyssey.

LegalValue 2.0Jun 16, 2025NASA’s 2026 budget in brief: Unprecedented, unstrategic, and wasteful

NASA has relied on orbiters launched primarily for science missions to serve as relays, including Mars Odyssey (launched in 2001) and MAVEN (launched in 2013).

GeneralValue 2.8Jan 29, 2021NASA may change MRO orbit to support Mars 2020

The CJS spending bill provides $11,000,000 for continued operations of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft.

FinancialGeneralValue 4.0Jul 14, 2020House bill restores funding for five NASA science missions

Mars Odyssey is a Mars orbiter mission that was launched in 2001.

GeneralPlanValue 3.0Jul 14, 2020House bill restores funding for five NASA science missions

Mars Odyssey's instruments are operating well and a proposed three-year extended mission would create a baseline of Mars observations extending for more than 20 years.

PlanCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 22, 2020Scientists warn proposed cuts put Mars science program at risk

Mars Odyssey received $11,500,000 in fiscal year 2019.

FinancialValue 4.0Apr 22, 2020Scientists warn proposed cuts put Mars science program at risk

NASA’s fiscal year 2021 budget proposal included plans to end operations of the Mars Odyssey orbiter, which also serves as a communications relay for the InSight lander and the Curiosity rover.

PlanFinancialCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 5, 2020ESA restores operations of space science missions

The fiscal year 2021 budget request would effectively end operations of the Mars Odyssey orbiter, which was launched in 2001.

FinancialPlanValue 3.0Mar 19, 2020“Overstressed” NASA Mars exploration budget threatens missions