Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, provide reconnaissance of future landing sites, and relay data from surface missions back to Earth. It was launched on August 12, 2005 and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. In November 2006, after five months of aerobraking, it entered its final science orbit and began its primary science phase.
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.
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Mission Profile
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was a Atlas V 401 mission operated by Lockheed Martin that lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 12, 2005. The flight carried its payload on a planetary science mission to Mars Orbit. The launch was a success.