Insight

Insight is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Discovery program.

Mission imagery

The mission

Insight is catalogued by GCAT as a deep-space mission in the Discovery program. This reconstructed record groups 3 GCAT payload or flight elements under launch 2018-042; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.

Launch profile

The launch

Launch: 5 May 2018, 11:05:01 UTC
Launch location: South Vandenberg AFB, California
Launch vehicle: Atlas V 401
Orbit: Earth-escape trajectory

Flight data

Launch intelligence

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket launched the InSight mission on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 11:05 AM (UTC).

Identity

Launch provider: United Launch Alliance (ULA)
Vehicle: Atlas V
COSPAR launch ID: 2018-042
Flight profile: Orbital
Launch result: Success

Window · UTC

Window opens: May 5, 2018, 11:05 UTC
Target T-0: Not published
Window closes: Not published
Provider display: May 05 2018

Launch site

Pad and location: SLC-3E, Vandenberg SFB

Launch weather

Partly Cloudy Temp: 50.41F Wind: 2.53mph

Temperature: 50°F
Forecast updated: May 5, 2018, 12:09 UTC

Mars Lander

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Launch media

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Trajectory

Mission timeline

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Mission outcome

Mission ended — Completed or retired

Operations concluded · 15 December 2022

Historical mission record

GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.

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Hardware

Spacecraft

Insight

GCAT program: Discovery.

GCAT ID: S43457
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Denver), Astronautics Operations
Launch mass: 425 kg
Propulsion: AOCS
Dimensions: 1.1 m long · 1.6 m diameter · 6 m span

Spacecraft