MAVEN orbiter spacecraft
MAVEN was a Lockheed Martin-built Mars orbiter designed to determine how the upper atmosphere and ionosphere respond to the Sun and solar wind, and how atmospheric loss shaped Mars over time.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioNMAVEN
- Family Name
- MAVEN
- Full Name
- MAVEN orbiter spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeorbitercommunications
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- MAVEN was a Lockheed Martin-built Mars orbiter designed to determine how the upper atmosphere and ionosphere respond to the Sun and solar wind, and how atmospheric loss shaped Mars over time.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 3.47
- Length M
- 11.4
- Width M
- 2.29
- First Flight Year
- 2,013
- Last Flight Year
- 2,013
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 2,454
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/maven/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:28:34 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 30, 2026 at 20:28:34 UTC
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