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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.

Mars Odyssey Program
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Mars Odyssey2001 Mars OdysseyOdyssey MissionMars Odyssey Orbiter
Domains
spaceflight
Name
Mars Odyssey Program
Status
active
Types
explorationscienceoperations

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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.
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Participants
Start Date
2001

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Creation Time
August 13, 2026 at 12:18:28 UTC
Updated Time
August 23, 2026 at 00:14:13 UTC
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Official Urls
https://science.nasa.gov/mission/odyssey/https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-odyssey/