The Odyssey spacecraft followed these phases, and it is currently in the Extended Mission, continuing to map and relay.
Launch: | April 07, 2001 |
Interplanetary Cruise: | About 200 days from Earth to Mars |
Mars Orbit Insertion (MOI): | October 24, 2001, 0230 Universal Time (October 23, 7:30pm PDT / 10:30pm EDT) |
Mapping: | 917 Earth Days (February 2002 – August 2004) |
Communications Relay: | Odyssey is serving as a communications relay station for the twin NASA Mars Exploration Rovers. |
Extended Mission: | Began August 24, 2004 |