Flight 46 Preview – By the Numbers

Mars Helicopter

STATUS UPDATES | February 24, 2023

Flight 46 Preview – By the Numbers
Written by NASA/JPL

NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight.

Mars Helicopter Sol 714 - Navigation Camera: NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter acquired this image using its navigation camera. This camera is mounted in the helicopter's fuselage and pointed directly downward to track the ground during flight. This image was acquired on Feb. 22, 2023 (Sol 714 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 17:08:32. This was the date of Ingenuity's 45th flight. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›

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

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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