Launches/Mars Telecommunications Orbiter
Mars Telecommunications Orbiter
UpcomingBlue Origin · Cape Canaveral SFS, United States · 2028-12-31 · 00:00:00 UTC
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Mission Details
PayloadMars Telecommunications Orbiter
Mission typeCommunications
Launch siteCape Canaveral SFS · Launch Complex 36A
OrbitMars
Operator agencyBlue Origin
CountryUnited States
Date2028-12-31
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The Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) will provide a future dedicated high-speed communications relay network for continuous coverage between Earth and Mars for future NASA and cooperating partners’ Mars science missions, with the flexibility to meet future Mars science and exploration needs. It will replace multiple communication relay units installed on existing Mars science orbiters. Blue Origin will design, develop, integrate, launch, and operate the spacecraft and network. The MTO is
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