A European Space Agency robotic orbiter, ESA's first mission to another planet, launched on 2 June 2003 to study Mars and its moons. Although its accompanying Beagle 2 lander failed to fully deploy after landing, the orbiter has operated for over two decades, conducting high-resolution imaging, mineralogical mapping, atmospheric studies and subsurface radar analysis, with its mission extended into the late 2020s.
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Mission TypeRobotic Mars orbiter mission 1 OutcomeOngoing; the orbiter remains operational after more than two decades at Mars, extended through at least 2026 with a provisional extension to 2028, despite the Beagle 2 lander's failure. 1 Mission Type
Mission Type (category) Mission Type (category)Robotic / Uncrewed Mission 1 Connections
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Mars Express is a space exploration mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) exploring the planet Mars and its moons since 2003, and the first planetary mission attempted by ESA.
In Group: Mars Missions of Other Space Agencies, Lead sentence
Mars Express is a space exploration mission by the European Space Agency (ESA) exploring the planet Mars and its moons since 2003, and the first planetary mission attempted by ESA.
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