Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:collaborations gptkb:European_Space_Agency
gptkbp:communicationEquipment X-band
gptkbp:currentStatus operational
gptkbp:dataTransmission up to 6 megabits per second
gptkbp:dataUsage topographic maps
publicly available
climate models
environmental data
hydrological models
geological maps
spectral data
thermal data
more than 250 terabits
orbital imagery
surface composition maps
atmospheric_data
supporting_future_Mars_missions
gptkbp:firstMatch March 10, 2006
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
gptkbp:image over 1 million images
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:CRISM
HiRISE
CTX
MARCI
gptkbp:landingGear none (orbiter only)
gptkbp:launchDate August 12, 2005
gptkbp:launched NASA
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_V_401
gptkbp:mission orbiter
gptkbp:missions planned for 2 years, extended multiple times
gptkbp:notableEvent most powerful camera sent to another planet
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
March 2006
gptkbp:orbitalInclination 250 km
687 Earth days
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission study_Martian_climate_and_geology
gptkbp:recordings up to 30 cm per pixel
gptkbp:researchFocus Martian_surface_and_atmosphere
gptkbp:researchInterest international research teams
significant_contributions_to_Mars_exploration
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:polar_ice_caps
ancient river valleys
seasonal dark streaks
landslide features
Martian_dust_storms
evidence_of_water_on_Mars
Martian_moons_Phobos_and_Deimos
gptkbp:successor Mars 2020
gptkbp:weight 1,100 kg