Flight 31 Preview – By the Numbers

Mars Helicopter

STATUS UPDATES | September 02, 2022

Flight 31 Preview – By the Numbers
Written by NASA/JPL

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the Perseverance rover. This image was taken on April 5, the 45th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

Mastcam-Z Gives Ingenuity a Close-up: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter is seen here in a close-up taken by Mastcam-Z, a pair of zoomable cameras aboard the Perseverance rover. This image was taken on April 5, the 45th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU. Download image ›

Flight number - 31
No earlier than date of flight – Tuesday, September 6
Altitude – 33 feet (10 meters)
Airspeed – 10.6 mph (4.75 m/s)
Heading - West
Distance – 319 feet (97 meters)
Time Aloft – 56 seconds
Goal - Reposition helicopter

About This Blog

These blog updates are provided by the Mars Helicopter team. The Mars Helicopter is a technology demonstration to test the first powered flight on Mars.

Dates of planned test activities are subject to change due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays, helicopter and/or rover status.

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