2001 Mars Odyssey propulsion subsystem
NASA documents 2001 Mars Odyssey's integrated spacecraft propulsion subsystem as a hydrazine/nitrogen-tetroxide chemical system with one approximately 640 N main engine for major maneuvers, four approximately 1 N attitude-control thrusters, and four approximately 22 N turning thrusters. A gaseous-helium tank pressurizes the fuel and oxidizer tanks. This record represents the complete installed spacecraft propulsion subsystem and preserves the main-engine, attitude-control, turning, and pressurization boundaries without asserting an individual engine product model.
Identity
- Aliases
- Mars Odyssey propulsion system2001 Mars Odyssey propulsionMars Odyssey propulsion module
- Domains
- spaceflight
- Identity Level
- integrated-system
- Kind
- integrated-propulsion-system
- Name
- 2001 Mars Odyssey propulsion subsystem
- Status
- active
Details
- Description
- NASA documents 2001 Mars Odyssey's integrated spacecraft propulsion subsystem as a hydrazine/nitrogen-tetroxide chemical system with one approximately 640 N main engine for major maneuvers, four approximately 1 N attitude-control thrusters, and four approximately 22 N turning thrusters. A gaseous-helium tank pressurizes the fuel and oxidizer tanks. This record represents the complete installed spacecraft propulsion subsystem and preserves the main-engine, attitude-control, turning, and pressurization boundaries without asserting an individual engine product model.
- Propellants
- hydrazinenitrogen tetroxide
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/odyssey/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- September 7, 2026 at 22:06:02 UTC
- Updated Time
- September 7, 2026 at 22:06:02 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-07
- Note
- NASA's current mission page identifies hydrazine/nitrogen-tetroxide propulsion, a minimum 144 lbf (65.3 kgf) main-engine thrust, four 0.2 lbf attitude-control thrusters, and four 5.0 lbf turning thrusters.
- Publisher
- NASA Science
- Title
- Mars Odyssey
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-07
- Note
- The press kit describes the propulsion module, gaseous-helium pressurization, and the approximately 640 N main engine used for Mars orbit insertion.
- Publisher
- NASA
- Title
- 2001 Mars Odyssey launch press kit
- Accessed Date
- 2026-09-07
- Note
- NASA identifies Mars Odyssey as an active, ongoing Mars orbiter, supporting the selected vehicle context and active system status.
- Publisher
- NASA Science
- Title
- Mars Odyssey mission overview