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MarCO: flight results from the first interplanetary CubeSat missionOn November 26, 2018, the MarCO spacecraft successfully flew by Mars while relaying entry-descent-and-landing telemetry for the InSight vehicle. Both spacecraft performed beyond expectations and were able to provide a realtime link for the so-called ”seven minutes of terror”. In addition, once InSight safely landed, it transmitted its first image of the Martian surface through MarCO. Over the following weeks, images of Mars and Phobos, performance and health information of the spacecraft, and historical data were all downlinked.
Document ID
20210015981
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
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Authors
Klesh, Andrew T.
Date Acquired
October 21, 2019
Publication Date
October 21, 2019
Publication Information
Publisher: Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2019
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Public
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Technical Review

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