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Mars Orbit Insertion - Archive Page |
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NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey flight team successfully delivered the
spacecraft into orbit around Mars as scheduled on October 24, 2001
(Universal Time).
Find out more about Odyssey's insertion into Mars' orbit.
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Sequence of Events:
See the minute-by-minute MOI action plan as Odyssey entered
into orbit around Mars.
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Doppler Plot: The Doppler plot
is watched throughout a space mission, but all eyes were fixed on it
during Odyssey's Mars orbit insertion activities, for it was the only
window on the spacecraft's behavior during the critical engine firing that
delivered Odyssey into Mars orbit. [More]
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The Wizard:
Check out Odyssey's "vital stats" throughout MOI, including the fuel
levels, altitude, orbital speed, and much more.
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MOI Trajectory Animations: Animations showing various viewing
perspectives of Mars Odyssey as it enters into orbit around Mars.
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View of Spacecraft Orientation as it Approached Mars
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Phase after Mars Orbit Insertion: Aerobraking |
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See highlights and frequently asked questions from NASA TV's "Live from Mars" educational programming that aired October 30, 2001
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For more information about Interplanetary Space Travel, see the Basics of Space Flight.
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