Robotic mission that deployed the Curiosity rover to Mars in 2012
This article is about the spaceflight mission to Mars. For the surface rover, see Curiosity (rover). For events and findings on Mars, see Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory.
Mars Science Laboratory
MSL cruise configuration
Mission type
Mars rover
Operator
NASA
COSPAR ID
2011-070A
SATCAT no.
37936
Website
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/
Mission duration
Primary: 669 Martian sols (687 days) Time since landing: 11 years, 9 months, 3 days (4179 sols)
Spacecraft properties
Manufacturer
JPL
Launch mass
3,839 kg (8,463 lb)[1]
Start of mission
Launch date
November 26, 2011, 15:02:00.211 (2011-11-26UTC15:02) UTC[2][3][4]
Rocket
Atlas V 541 (AV-028)
Launch site
Cape Canaveral SLC-41[5]
Contractor
United Launch Alliance
Mars rover
Landing date
August 6, 2012, 05:17 UTC (11 years, 9 months and 3 days ago)
Landing site
Bradbury Landing in Gale Crater 4°35′22″S137°26′30″E / 4.5895°S 137.4417°E / -4.5895; 137.4417[6][7]
Distance driven
30.00 km (18.64 mi) on Mars as of 30 May 2023[update][8]
Flagship
← Cassini-Huygens
Mars 2020 →
Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011,[2] which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012.[3][9][10][11] The overall objectives include investigating Mars' habitability, studying its climate and geology, and collecting data for a human mission to Mars.[12] The rover carries a variety of scientific instruments designed by an international team.[13]
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