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Ingenuity
Decommissioned NASA rotorcraft on the Mars 2020 mission
Also known as Mars Helicopter Scout · Mars Helicopter Ingenuity · Ginny · Mars Helicopter · NASA - Ingenuity
- Launched
- July 30, 2020
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- July 30, 2020
- Operator
- Manufacturer
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- , AeroVironment
- , Qualcomm
- +1 more
- Launch vehicle
- Mass
- 1.8 kg
- Start point
Overview
All data
58 statements · 66% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations
- Powered by
- spacecraft solar array members / parts: multijunction photovoltaic cell · quantity: 1 · nominal power output: 360 W
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Sources- 1.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/mars_2020/download/ingenuity_landing_press_kit.pdf
- 2.solaerotech.com/solaero-makes-history-with-solar-panel-that-powered-first-successful-flight-on-mars/
- 3.rotorcraft.arc.nasa.gov/Publications/files/An_Advanced_Helicopter_Design_SW_ASCEND_final.pdf
- lithium-ion battery quantity: 6
- spacecraft solar array members / parts: multijunction photovoltaic cell · quantity: 1 · nominal power output: 360 W
- Website
- mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter language: English
- avinc.com/about/mars-helicopter language: English
- Service entry
- February 18, 2021
- Length
- 14 cm
- Width
- 14 cm
- First flight
- April 19, 2021 refine date: 07:34 · location: Wright Brothers Field
- Power consumed
- 220 W
- Budget
- $80M(2020) applies to part: construction
- $5M(2020) applies to part: spacecraft operation
- Service retirement
- January 25, 2024
- Significant event
- mission termination(April 16, 2024)
- service retirement(January 25, 2024)
- last flight(January 18, 2024)
- maiden flight(April 19, 2021) location: Jezero
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- deployment(April 3, 2021) location: Jezero · vessel: Perseverance
- rocket launch(July 30, 2020) location: Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 41 · part of: Mars 2020
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- loss of signal(2024–2024)
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Sources- 1.“Flight 72 Status Update”mars.nasa.gov/technology/helicopter/status/508/flight-72-status-update/Retrieved 2024-01-21
- 2.“NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars”phys.org/news/2024-01-nasa-regains-contact-mini-helicopter.htmlRetrieved 2024-01-21
- 3.“NASA finds Ingenuity after losing contact with the Mars helicopter”npr.org/2024/01/20/1225845938/nasa-mars-ingenuity-helicopter-lostRetrieved 2024-01-21
- Event distance
- 16,971 m nature of statement: sum · criterion used: flight length
- Speed
- 2 m/s criterion used: specification
- 3.72 m/s nature of statement: mean
- 10 m/s nature of statement: maximum
- Vehicle range
- 300 m criterion used: specification
- 235.7 m nature of statement: mean
- 705 m nature of statement: maximum
- Maximum operating altitude
- 5 m criterion used: specification
- 10.6 m nature of statement: mean
- 24 m nature of statement: maximum
- Runtime
- 107.4 s nature of statement: mean · criterion used: flight duration
- 169.5 s nature of statement: maximum · criterion used: flight duration
- 7,731.3 s nature of statement: sum · criterion used: flight duration
On other databases
3 identifiers linking Ingenuity across the web's reference databases