Instrument Host Information
IDENTIFIER urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.ody::1.3
NAME The 2001 Mars Odyssey Spacecraft
TYPE Spacecraft
DESCRIPTION The 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft, launched in 2001, continues to orbit Mars, collect data, and relay data from spacecraft on the surface of Mars to Earth. It consists of two modules: propulsion and equipment. The propulsion module contains tanks, thrusters, and associated plumbing. The equipment module consists of the equipment deck, which supported the Mars Radiation Environment Experiment (MARIE), and engineering components. The other component of the equipment module is the science deck which housed the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS), Gamma Ray Spectrometer (GRS), High-Energy Neutron Detector (HEND), Neutron Spectrometer (NS), and star cameras on top and engineering components and the GRS central electronics box on the underside. It features a command and data handling system, a telecommunications system with multiple antennas, and a propulsion system with a main engine and small thrusters. Power is generated via solar panels, and the thermal control system ensures operational temperatures are maintained.
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REFERENCES Mars Surveyor 2001, Mission Plan, Revision B (MSP 722-201), JPL Document D-16303, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, 2000.