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    ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter

    May 21, 2020 4 minutes

    Mission type

    Orbiter

    Operator

    European Space Agency and Roscosmos

    Launch date

    14 March 2016

    Target

    Mars

    Arrival at target

    19 October 2016

    Primary objective

    Analyse the trace gases in Mars’ atmosphere

    Status

    Operational

    ExoMars is a collaborative effort between the European Space Agency (ESA) and Russia’s Roscosmos. Launched in March 2016, the Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) is part of the first instalment of an extensive exploratory mission, a venture that also includes the Rosalind Franklin rover, scheduled for touchdown on Mars in mid-2023. Accompanying the TGO was the descent module named Schiaparelli.

    The TGO swung into Martian orbit on 19 October 2016 and, soon after arrival, Schiaparelli detached from

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