The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) was launched on August 12, 2005 by an Atlas V launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. MRO will carry a rich set of science instruments to Mars and provide global, regional survey, and targeted observations. In addition, a set of engineering instruments providing optical navigation, Ka band telecommunication and UHF relay services to future Mars missions are part of the MRO payload.
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter mission operations: architecture and approach
IAA ; 2005 ; Kyoto, Japan
2005-10-01
Conference paper
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English
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