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Schiaparelli EDM

Mars Lander

Schiaparelli EDM was the Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module of the ExoMars programme, a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Russian space agency Roscosmos. It was built in Italy to test technology for future soft landings on Mars, and it carried a small science payload intended to measure atmospheric electricity and local weather. It launched together with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter on 14 March 2016 and attempted to land on 19 October 2016. Telemetry, followed in real time by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India and confirmed by Mars Express, was lost about one minute above the surface during the final landing stages. On 21 October 2016 NASA released a Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image showing what appears to be the lander's crash site, and data relayed by the orbiters was used to investigate why the landing technology failed.

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Status
Status (category)
Lost 1
Launch Date
2016-03-14 1
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Mission Of

ExoMars Program, Missions and Programs
Source Schiaparelli EDM (Wikipedia)

Operated By

European Space Agency, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Schiaparelli EDM (Wikipedia)
Roscosmos, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Schiaparelli EDM (Wikipedia)
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Manufactured By

Thales Alenia Space

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1. Schiaparelli EDM (Wikipedia)
  • Lead
    Launched together with the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) on 14 March 2016
  • Lead [status-category]
    Telemetry signals from Schiaparelli, monitored in real time by the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in India (and confirmed by Mars Express), were lost about one minute from the surface during the final landing stages.
  • Operated By: European Space Agency, Lead [operated-by]
    a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos
  • Operated By: Roscosmos, Lead [operated-by]
    a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos
  • Part Of: ExoMars Program, Lead [part-of]
    Demonstrator Module (EDM) of the ExoMars programme
  • In Group: European Mars Landers, lead paragraph
    a joint mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos
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