The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a NASA spacecraft designed to search for evidence of past or present water on Mars and to relay communications for other missions exploring the planet, part of NASA Mars Exploration Program. It launched from Cape Canaveral on August 12, 2005, and reached Mars on March 10, 2006. After six months of aerobraking to adjust its orbit, it entered its final science orbit in November 2006 and began its primary science phase, and it has continued operating at Mars for many years since.
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Mars orbiter
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August 12, 2005, 11:43:00 UTC
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Lockheed Martin / University of Arizona / Applied Physics Laboratory / Italian Space Agency / Malin Space Science Systems
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NASA spacecraft active since 2005
- In Group: Mars Orbiters and Flyby Probes, The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program. I
Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operator
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
Operated By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lead paragraph, operator
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is a spacecraft designed to search for the existence of water on Mars and provide support for missions to Mars, as part of NASA's Mars Exploration Program.
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