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United Launch AllianceLaunch SuccessfulPlanetary ScienceAtlas V 401
Launched 2018-05-05 11:05:01 UTCSpace Launch Complex 3E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Success
Reached Heliocentric N/A
Worldwide
42nd
orbital launch attempt in 2018
United Launch Alliance
5th
launch this year
Space Launch Complex 3E
1st
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
223 d 5 h
since the pad's previous launch
InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Launch Provider
Commercial · United States of America · Founded 2006 · CEO Mark Peller
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg.
Launches
175
Successful
175
100%
Upcoming
72
scheduled
Height
58.3m
Diameter
3.8m
To low Earth orbit
9,050kg
Liftoff thrust
3,827kN
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