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MAVEN

MAVEN is an inactive NASA spacecraft orbiting Mars that studied the loss of its atmospheric gases to space, providing insight into the history of the planet's climate and water. The name is an acronym for "Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution" while the word maven also denotes "a person who has special knowledge or experience; an expert".

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Apoareon altitude
4,500 km (2,800 mi)
Contractor
United Launch Alliance
COSPAR ID
2013-063A
Decay date
~2060s–2110s
Declared
3 June 2026
Dimensions
2.3 m × 2.3 m × 2 m

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Pre-launch

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Timeline

Spacecraft overview

Results

Communication loss

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MAVEN

Nodes78
Edges77
Triples146
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025641
Components1

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MAVEN

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related to Communication loss · 21
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related to Atmospheric loss · 14
MAVEN → Earth, March, Mars, Mars's, Martian, MAVEN's, NASA, November, On, Sun, That, The, There, This
related to Different types of aurora · 11
MAVEN → Earth, Earth's, Given, In, Mars, Mars's, Proton, Researchers, Scientists, Sun, These
related to Timeline · 11
MAVEN → Atlas, Cape Canaveral Air Force, CCAFS, In October, It, Mars, November, September, Siding Spring, Station, The
related to External links · 8
MAVEN → Colorado BoulderIntegration, JPLMAVEN, MAVEN Propellant Tank, NASA Archived, NASAMAVEN, November, University, Wayback MachineSpaceflightNow MAVEN
related to Interaction with a comet · 8
MAVEN → C/2013 A1, Earth, IUVS, Martian, Oort, Siding Spring, The, The NGIMS
related to Pre-launch · 8
MAVEN → August, Florida, It, Kennedy Space Center, NASA's Mars Scout Program, On, Phoenix, Proposed
related to Relay telecommunications · 8
MAVEN → During, Electra, In, Mars, MAVEN's, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The, UHF
Mission duration · 5
MAVEN → 11 years, 75 days, 12 years, 18 days (final), 2 years (planned), Science mission: 11 years, 75 days, Total: 2 years (planned) 12 years, 18 days (final)
related to Cost · 5
MAVEN → MAVEN's, NASA, Of, On, US

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mars atmosphere nasa mission spacecraft solar space earth orbit ions atmospheric wind maven's ionosphere planet's 2026 launch relay also 2013

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MAVENApoareon altitude4,500 km (2,800 mi)1.00infobox
MAVENContractorUnited Launch Alliance1.00infobox
MAVENCOSPAR ID2013-063A1.00infobox
MAVENDecay date~2060s–2110s1.00infobox
MAVENDeclared3 June 20261.00infobox
MAVENDimensions2.3 m × 2.3 m × 2 m1.00infobox
MAVENDisposalSpacecraft failure1.00infobox
MAVENDry mass809 kg (1,784 lb)1.00infobox
MAVENInclination75°1.00infobox
MAVENInstrumentsInstrumentsSTATICSuprathermal and Thermal Ion CompositionIUVSImaging Ultraviolet SpectrometerNGIMSNeutral Gas and Ion Mass SpectrometerSWEASolar Wind Electron AnalyzerLPWLangmui…1.00infobox
MAVENIUVSImaging Ultraviolet Spectrometer1.00infobox
MAVENLast contact6 December 20251.00infobox
MAVENLaunch date18 November 2013, 18:28:00 UTC1.00infobox
MAVENLaunch mass2,454 kg (5,410 lb)1.00infobox
MAVENLaunch siteCape Canaveral, SLC-411.00infobox
MAVENLPWLangmuir Probe and Waves1.00infobox
MAVENMAGMagnetometer1.00infobox
MAVENManufacturerLockheed Martin1.00infobox
MAVENMission durationTotal: 2 years (planned) 12 years, 18 days (final)1.00infobox
MAVENMission duration2 years (planned)1.00infobox
MAVENMission duration12 years, 18 days (final)1.00infobox
MAVENMission durationScience mission: 11 years, 75 days1.00infobox
MAVENMission duration11 years, 75 days1.00infobox
MAVENMission typeMars orbiter1.00infobox
MAVENNamesMAVEN1.00infobox
MAVENNGIMSNeutral Gas and Ion Mass Spectrometer1.00infobox
MAVENOperatorNASA1.00infobox
MAVENOrbital insertion22 September 2014, 02:24 UTC MSD 50025 08:07 AMT1.00infobox
MAVENPayload mass65 kg (143 lb)1.00infobox
MAVENPeriareon altitude180 km (110 mi)1.00infobox

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