Mission
Planetary Science · Helio-N/A
This is the first part of ESA’s and Roscosmos’s Mars exploration programme (ExoMars). The launch in the 2016 Mars window will consist of an orbiter and lander and will take 7 months to travel to Mars. The Trace Gas Orbiter will search for trace gases in the atmosphere such as methane and…
What it put in orbit
| Object | Type | Orbit | Globe |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXOMARS 2016-017A | Payload | orbits the Sun | |
| BREEZE-M R/B 2016-017B | Rocket body | orbits the Sun | |
| BREEZE-M DEB [TANK] 2016-017C | Debris | 587 × 21187 km · 51.7° | Globe |
COSPAR ID 2016-017 (data from GCAT, J. McDowell, CC BY 4.0). Orbits from the CelesTrak satellite catalogue (perigee × apogee, inclination).
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