Mars Odyssey Program
NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey mission is the longest continually active mission in orbit around a planet beyond Earth. Launched on April 7, 2001, the orbiter has mapped Martian chemistry, minerals, water ice, geology, and radiation, and serves as a communications relay for other Mars missions as part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. JPL manages the mission for NASA.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mars Odyssey2001 Mars OdysseyOdyssey MissionMars Odyssey Orbiter
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Name
- Mars Odyssey Program
- Status
- active
- Types
- explorationscienceoperations
Details
- Description
- NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey mission is the longest continually active mission in orbit around a planet beyond Earth. Launched on April 7, 2001, the orbiter has mapped Martian chemistry, minerals, water ice, geology, and radiation, and serves as a communications relay for other Mars missions as part of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. JPL manages the mission for NASA.
- Leads
- Parent Program
- Participants
- Start Date
- 2001
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:18:28 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 12:18:28 UTC