Flight 39 Preview – By the Numbers

Mars Helicopter

STATUS UPDATES | January 10, 2023

Flight 39 Preview – By the Numbers
Written by NASA/JPL

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its high-resolution color camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed approximately 22 degrees below the horizon.

Mars Helicopter Sol 667 - Color Camera: NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its high-resolution color camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed approximately 22 degrees below the horizon. This image was acquired on Jan. 5, 2023 (Sol 667 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 16:32:20. This was the date of Ingenuity's 38th flight. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›

Flight: 39
Flight date: NET 01/11/2023
Horizontal flight distance: 456 feet (139 meters)
Flight duration: 75.56 seconds
Flight altitude: 33 feet (10 meters)
Heading: North East
Flight speed (horizontal): 9 mph (4 m/s)
Flight goal: Flight test new software

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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