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ExoMars

ExoMars - ESA Satellite

The ExoMars programme comprises two missions - the first-the Trace Gas Orbiter - launched in 2016 while the second, carrying the Rosalind Franklin rover, will target launch in 2028. Together they will address the question of whether life has ever existed on Mars.

ExoMars Mission Information

Mission Details

NameExoMars
TypeSatellite
Launch DateMarch 14, 2016
Launch SiteBaikonur Cosmodrome

Satellite Details

Scientific InstrumentAtmospheric Chemistry Suite (ACS), Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS), Fine Resolution Epithermal Neutron Detector (FREND), Nadir and Occultation for MArs Discovery (NOMAD), Atmospheric Mars Entry and Landing Investigation and Analysis (AMELIA), Combined Aerothermal and Radiometer Sensors instrumentation package (COMARS+), Descent Camera (DeCa), INstrument for landing-Roving laser Retroreflector Investigations (INRRI), Dust Characterisation, Risk Assessment, and Environment Analyser on the Martian Surface (DREAMS), Neutron spectrometer (Adron), Close-UP Imager (CLUPI), Infrared Spectrometer for ExoMars (Enfys), Mars Multispectral Imager for Subsurface Studies (Ma_MISS), Visible plus infrared imaging spectrometer (MicrOmega), Mars Organic Molecule Analyser (MOMA), Panoramic Camera (PanCam), Raman Spectrometer (RLS), Water Ice and Subsurface Deposit Observation On Mars (WISDOM)
Mass4332 Kg

Orbit Information

OrbitMars Orbit

Space Organization Details

OrganizationESA
ContinentEurope
CountryFrance
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