launched from USA

2001 Mars Odyssey

Success
APR 07200115:02:00 UTC

Mars Odyssey reached Mars orbit in October 2001 and went on to detect vast reservoirs of hydrogen just below the surface, the signature of buried water ice across much of the planet. It later became the workhorse relay for the rovers and landers on the surface and the longest-running spacecraft ever to operate at another planet.

launched from SLC-17A Canaveral

aboard Delta II 7925-9.5 into Areocentric

Payload

2001 Mars Odyssey

Mars orbiter

last updated May 29, 2026