Mars Express in Numbers: A 20-Year Journey of Groundbreaking Martian Discovery — Two decades ago, on June 2 |
Mars Express lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome aboard a Soyuz–Fregat rocket on June 2, 2003. It entered orbit around Mars on December 25 that year and reached its operational orbit in January 2004. The initial mission duration was one Martian year , completed in September 2005. Credit: ESA/Alex LutkusExpress orbiter launched and began its journey to the Red Planet – Europe’s first-ever mission to Mars.
The spacecraft aimed to enter orbit around Mars and use its vantage point to study the Martian atmosphere and climate, unravel the planet’s structure, mineralogy, and geology, and search for traces of water across its surface. The mission carriedto achieve this, enabling it to probe surface, subsurface, atmosphere, and more.
Two decades ago, on June 2, 2003, ESA’s Mars Express orbiter launched and began its journey to the Red Planet – Europe’s first ever mission to Mars. Credit: ESA Mars Express has now been in space for two decades, despite a planned initial lifetime of just 687 Earth days. It has achieved its aforementioned aims and revealed a wealth of knowledge about Mars in that time, making it undeniably one of the most successful missions ever sent to the Red Planet. This graphic highlights some of the mission’s most impressive numbers to date, from the 1.
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