- Flight: 46
- Flight date: No earlier than 02/25/2023
- Horizontal flight distance: 1,461 feet (445 meters)
- Flight time (nominal, w/ max divert): 136.27 seconds
- Flight altitude: 40 feet (12 meters)
- Heading: Southwest
- Flight speed: 11.9 mph (5.3 meters per second)
- Goal of flight: Reposition of the helicopter and scout future airfields
Mars Helicopter
STATUS UPDATES |
February 24, 2023
Flight 46 Preview – By the NumbersAbout This Blog
These blog updates were provided by the Mars Helicopter team. The Mars Helicopter was a technology demonstration to test the first powered flight on Mars.
Dates of planned test activities sometimes changed due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays, helicopter and/or rover status.
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