Future And The Past Missions On Mars And Detail Analysis
future missions on Mars
Exomars
Future orbiter, lander, and rover (ESA)
Launch: 2016 and 2018
Insight
Future lander(NASA)
Launch: between Mars 8, 2016 and March 27, 2016
Arrival: September 2016
Insight(Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is a Mars lander full of geographical instruments. Using a seismometer, heat flow probe, and precision tracking it seeks to explore the deep interior of Mars and improve our understanding of the formation of terristial planets.
Past Missions On Mars
Phobos -Soil(Phobos -Grunt)
Failed sample return mission to Phobos Russia
Launch: January 15, 2012
Yinghuo-1
Future Mars Orbiter(China)
Launch: January 15, 2012, piggybacked on Phobos-Grunt
Yinghuo-1 crashed with Phobos-Grunt.
Phoenix
Successful Mars Rover(NASA)
Launch: June 10, 2003
Landing: January 3, 2004
Contact Lost: March 22, 2010
Mars Polar Lander
Failed Mars Lander & penetrators(NASA)
Launch: January 3, 1999
Attempted Landing: December 3 1999
Nozomi Or Planet B
Failed Mars Orbiter(ISAS)
Launch: July 3, 1998
Mars Flyby: December 14, 2003
Mars Climate Orbiter
Failed Mars Orbiter(NASA)
Launch: December 11, 1998
Mars Pathfinder & Sojourner
Successful Mars lander & Rover(NASA)
Launch: December 4, 1996
Mars Arrival: July 4 , 1997
Mars 96
Failed Mars Orbiter,lander, & 2 penetrators(Russian Space Agency)
Launch: November 16, 1996
Mars Global Surveyor
Highly successful orbiter(NASA)
Launch: November 7, 1996
Mars Arrival: September 12,1997
Mars Observer
Failed Mars Orbiter(NASA)
Launch: September 25, 1992
Phobos 2
Mostly failed Mars orbiter & Phobos landers
Launch: July 12, 1988
Mars Arrival : January 29, 1989
Phobos 1
Failed Mars Orbiter(USSR)
Launch: July 7, 1988
Viking 2
Successful orbiter & lander(NASA)
Launch: September 9, 1975
Mars Arrival: August 7, 1976
Mars landing:September 3, 1976
The Viking 2 lander touched down in the Utopia Planitia, on the opposite side of the planet and almost 1,500 kilometers to the North pole then Viking 1.
Viking 1
Successful Orbiter and Lander(NASA)
Launch: August 20, 1975
Mars Arrival: June 19, 1976
Mars Landing: July 20, 1976
Mars 4
Failed Mars Orbiter Attempt(successful as an flyby)(USSR)
Launch: July 21, 1973
Mars flyby: February, 1974
The microchip caused the failure of the Mars 4 orbiter to fire its orbit insertion rockets.
Mars 5
Initially successful Mars orbiter , failed after 22 days.
Launch: July 25, 1973
Mars arrival: February 12, 1974
Mars 5 entered orbit successfully , but after completing 22 orbits and returning 60 images the spacecraft malfunctioned and the mission ended.
Mars 6
Slightly successful descent craft and flyby
Launch: August 5 , 1973
Mars arrival: March 12, 1974
The Mars 6 descent craft seperated successfully from the main spacecraft and descended through the atmosphere , transmitting 224 seconds of data before abruptly cutting off .
Mars 7
Failed descent attempt
Launch: August 9, 1973
The Mars 7 landed seperately too early, and it missed the planet by 1,300 kilometers.
Mars 2
Successful Mars orbiter and failed descent craft(USSR)
Launch: May 19, 1971
Mars arrival: November 27, 1971
Mars 3
Somewhat successful Mars orbiter and very briefly successful descent craft(USSR)
Launch: May 28, 1971
Mars arrival: December 2, 1971
Mariner 9
Mariner 9 was the first spcecraft to go into orbit around other planet. However, excitement for its arrival was subdued by dark cloud -litrally. A Martian dust storm, which had started in late September 1971, had grown to cover the entire planet. w
When Mariner 9 arrived in November, the only surface features visible were the summit of Olympus Mons and the three volcanos of Tharsis Ridge.
Kosmos 419
Failed Mars Orbiter attempt(USSR)
Launch:May 10, 1971
Mariner 8
Failed Mars flyby attempt(NASA)
Mars 196B
Failed Mars Orbiter Attempt(USSR)
Launch: April 2, 1969
Mars 196A
Failed Mars Orbiter Attempt(USSR)
Launch: March 27, 1969
Mariner 6
Successful Mars flyby(NASA)
Launch: February 24, 1969
Mars flyby: July 31, 1969
Mariner 7
Successful Mars flyby(NASA)
Launch: March 27, 1969
Mars flyby: August 5, 1969
Mariner 6 & 7 are identical spacecrafts arriving at Mars five days apart.
Zond 2
Failed Mars flyby and descent craft attempt (USSR)
Launch: November 30, 1964
Controllers lost control with Zond 2 after a mid -course correction maneuver while the spacecraft on its way to Mars. The spacecraft is now in a solar orbit.
Mariner 4
Successful Mars flyby (NASA)
Launch: November 28, 1964
Mars Flyby: July 14, 1965
Mariner 4 was an first spacecraft to fly by Mars and obtain closeup pictures of the Red planet.
Mariner 3
Failed Mars flyby attempt(NASA)
Launch: November 5, 1964
A shield that was designed to protect Mariner 3,s instruments during launch failed to release once the spacecraft had reached Earth orbit.
Mars 1(Sputnik23)
Failed Mars flyby attempt(USSR)
Launch: November 1, 1962
Mars 1 launched successfully and began the trip to Mars , returning data on interplanetary surface.
Korabl 11(Sputnik 22)
Failed Mars flyby attempt(USSR)
Launch: October 24, 1962
Korabl 13(Sputnik 24)
Failed Mars flyby Attempt(USSR)
Launch: November 4, 1962
Korabl 4(Marsnik 1)
Failed Mars flyby attempt(USSR)
Launch: October 10, 1960
Korabl 5(Marsnik 2)
Failed Mars flyby attempt
Launch: October 14, 1960
Korabl 4 & 5 were the Soviet Union,s first attempts at interplanetary probes.
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