InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2Atlas V 401 United Launch Alliance Launch Status Success Sat ยท May 5th, 2018 7:05 AM - 9:05 AM EDT Watch Online https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4_JNAFClFk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKQ-6WCbHis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo6HnBZ7N-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfwEc6_Bv78 Mission InSight, Mars Cube One 1 & Mars Cube One 2 Type: Planetary Science InSight is a robotic Mars lander designed to study the interior and subsurface of Mars, which would in turn help scientists to understand the Earth and Solar System history. Two 6U CubeSats will piggyback with the InSight mission to help relay communications during the probe's entry, descent, and landing (EDL) phase. Location Space Launch Complex 3E Vandenberg AFB, CA, USA 83 launches have been at this location. Rocket Atlas V 401 Length: 58.3 meters Diameter: 3.8 meters First Launched: August 21, 2002 An Atlas V with a 4 meter diameter fairing, no boosters and a single centaur upper stage engine. The Atlas V 401 rocket has been launched a total of 34 times with 34 successful and 0 failed launches. Agency United Launch Alliance Type: Commercial Abbreviation: ULA Administration: CEO: Tory Bruno Founded: 2006 Launchers: Atlas | Delta IV | Vulcan Spacecraft: CST-100 Starliner Country: USA United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. ULA was formed in December 2006 by combining the teams at these companies which provide spacecraft launch services to the government of the United States. ULA launches from both coasts of the US. They launch their Atlas V vehicle from LC-41 in Cape Canaveral and LC-3E at Vandeberg. Their Delta IV launches from LC-37 at Cape Canaveral and LC-6 at Vandenberg. View Rocket Launch Schedule