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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260516
DTSTAMP:20260703T024919Z
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SUMMARY:Psyche Spacecraft Uses Mars for Gravity Assist
DESCRIPTION:On its way to the asteroid Psyche\, the Psyche spacecraft will pass within 4\,500 km of Mars and will harness the planet’s gravitational pull to speed up and adjust its trajectory toward the metal-rich asteroid. The spacecraft was launched October 13\, 2023\, and by August 2029\, the spacecraft will begin to orbit the 173-mile-wide (279-kilometer-wide) asteroid – the only metal-class asteroid ever to be explored. Because of Psyche’s high iron-nickel metal content\, scientists think it may be the partial core of a planetesimal\, a building block of an early planet. The goal is a 26-month science investigation. https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-psyche-spacecraft-optical-comms-demo-en-route-to-asteroid/
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/psyche-spacecraft-uses-mars-for-gravity-assist/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Mission Milestone
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260210
DTSTAMP:20260515T025941Z
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SUMMARY:5th Anniversary of Hope Orbiter Entering in Mars Orbit
DESCRIPTION:UAE Hope Orbiter\, studying Mars atmosphere and climate\, reaches 5 full years in Mars orbit today; launched July 19\, 2020 on JAXA H2A rocket\, arrived at Mars on this day 2021.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/hope-orbiter-begins-next-year-in-mars-orbit/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260202
DTSTAMP:20260515T025809Z
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SUMMARY:5th Anniversary of Tianwen-1 Orbiter Entering Mars Orbit
DESCRIPTION:China Tianwen-1 orbiter reaches 5 full years of operations in Mars orbit; Lander & Rover touched down ~3 months after this date at Utopia Planitia 25.1°N\, 109.9°E; launched July 2020\, reached orbit 2021.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/tianwen-1-orbiter-begins-next-year-in-mars-orbit/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251226
DTSTAMP:20260714T005543Z
CREATED:20250816T203927Z
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SUMMARY:22 Years in Mars Orbit: ESA's Mars Express
DESCRIPTION:ESA spacecraft surpasses 22 full years / starts 23rd year in Mars orbit today; will continue to study Mars atmosphere & climate\, planet structure\, mineralogy\, geology\, and to search for traces of water; launched June 2\, 2003 and arrived at Mars in Dec 2003.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/mars-express-begins-next-year-in-mars-orbit/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DTSTAMP:20260714T004053Z
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SUMMARY:24 Years in Mars Orbit: Mars Odyssey
DESCRIPTION:NASA spacecraft surpasses another full year in orbit around Mars today\, holds record for longest-surviving continually active spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth; launched 2001.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/mars-odyssey-begins-next-year-in-mars-orbit/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTSTAMP:20260714T003937Z
CREATED:20251024T202119Z
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SUMMARY:9 Years at Mars: ExoMars 2016 Orbiter
DESCRIPTION:European Space Agency (ESA) and Roscosmos spacecraft surpasses another full year at Mars\, launched 2016; craft continues collecting data on atmosphere\, deployed Schiaparelli demonstration lander 19 Oct 2016 (unsuccessful).
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/exomars-2016-orbiter-begins-next-year-in-mars-orbit/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTSTAMP:20260714T005716Z
CREATED:20251024T202616Z
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SUMMARY:11 Years in Mars Orbit: Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN)
DESCRIPTION:NASA Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft surpasses another full year of operations in Mars orbit after insertion on this day 2014; continuing to study upper atmosphere.
URL:https://spacecalendar.com/event/mars-atmosphere-and-volatile-evolution-maven-2/
LOCATION:Mars Orbit
CATEGORIES:Observation / Anniversary
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