Operator: NASA Major contractors: Lockheed Martin, University of Colorado Boulder, Berkeley, GSFC Mission type: Orbiter Launch date: November 18, 2013 1:28 pm EST (18:28 UTC) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, U.S. Launch vehicle: Atlas V 401 Mission duration: One Earth year[1] Satellite of Mars Orbital insertion date: September 22, 2014 (planned) COSPAR ID: MAVEN Mass: Dry: 903 kg (1,991 lb) Wet: 2,550 kg (5,620 lb)[2] Power: Solar photovoltaic (1215 W)
Orbital elements Inclination: 75° Apoapsis: 6,200 km (3,900 mi) Periapsis: 150 km (93 mi) Orbital period: 4.5 hours
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Download a copy of the Maven 2013 Mission to Mars Presentation. Courtesy of NASA
