The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will start its journey toward the Red Planet in less than 16 hours from now. It should arrive in March 2006 and start a 6 month long aerobraking manuevers to adjust its orbit. In November 2006, it should start its science mission.
This orbiter will be able to transfer 10 times the data per minute than any previous Mars spacecraft. This orbiter will be carrying a KA Band experiment to send data back to Earth using KA Band.
If you get the NASA channel, or have internet access, I would imagine this event will be televised.
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