ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter & EDM Schiaparelli lander

Proton-M/Briz-M launched the ExoMars 2016 mission, carrying the Trace Gas Orbiter and Schiaparelli lander to Mars in a joint ESA-Roscosmos program to study trace atmospheric gases and test entry, descent, and landing technology.

Outcome

Success

Orbit

Helio-N/A

Heliocentric orbit

Payload to orbit

5.9 T

Flight

55th

of 68 Proton-M Briz-M flights

Date and time

14 March 2016, 09:31 UTC

Rocket

Proton-M Briz-M

Builder

Khrunichev

Launch site

200/39 (200L), Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan

Payload

Planetary Science

International designator

2016-017

Launches in 2016

17th of 85

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