Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mars_Atmosphere_and_Volatile_Evolution_Mission

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MAVEN
gptkbp:apogee	6200 km
gptkbp:communication	X-band UHF relay
gptkbp:cost	$671 million
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration	planned 1 year, extended
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:goal	study Mars' upper atmosphere study atmospheric loss study volatile evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission
gptkbp:inclination	75 degrees
gptkbp:instrument	gptkb:Imaging_Ultraviolet_Spectrograph_(IUVS) gptkb:Langmuir_Probe_and_Waves_(LPW) gptkb:Neutral_Gas_and_Ion_Mass_Spectrometer_(NGIMS) gptkb:Solar_Wind_Electron_Analyzer_(SWEA) gptkb:Solar_Wind_Ion_Analyzer_(SWIA) gptkb:SupraThermal_and_Thermal_Ion_Composition_(STATIC) magnetometer
gptkbp:landingDate	2014-09-22
gptkbp:launchDate	2013-11-18
gptkbp:launchSite	gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-41
gptkbp:launchVehicle	gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkbp:mass	2454 kg (launch) 903 kg (dry)
gptkbp:missionType	gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:notableFinds	evidence of atmospheric loss to space solar wind stripping of Martian atmosphere
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate	2014-09-22
gptkbp:orbitType	elliptical Mars orbit
gptkbp:perihelion	150 km
gptkbp:powers	solar panels
gptkbp:principalInvestigator	gptkb:Bruce_Jakosky
gptkbp:program	gptkb:NASA_Mars_Scout_Program
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Mars_Reconnaissance_Orbiter gptkb:Mars_Express gptkb:Mars_Odyssey
gptkbp:spacecraft	gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_A2100
gptkbp:status	operational
gptkbp:target	gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:team	gptkb:University_of_Colorado_Boulder gptkb:Laboratory_for_Atmospheric_and_Space_Physics_(LASP)
gptkbp:website	https://mars.nasa.gov/maven/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mars_Atmosphere_and_Volatile_Evolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6