LAUNCH MISSION
ULA Atlas V 401 InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2
Launch Pad
Space Launch Complex 3E
Description
InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase.
Atlas V 401
Rocket Description
An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine.