• Launch vehicle: Delta 7925-9.5
• Payload: 2001 Mars Odyssey
• Launch date: 2001 Apr 7
• Launch site: CC SLC17A
• Launch vehicle ID: D284

Description:

• A Boeing Delta II rocket roared into the sky this morning, sending NASA’s Mars Odyssey spacecraft to the red planet. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 17A occurred at 11:02 a.m. EDT.
• The mission is a continuation of NASA’s exploration of Mars. Due to planetary alignment, this is the first opportunity to go to Mars since January 1999.