Flight 50 Preview – By the Numbers

Mars Helicopter

STATUS UPDATES | April 04, 2023

Flight 50 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 752 - 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 April 2, 2023 (Sol 752 of the Perseverance rover mission). Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›

Flight: 50
Expected Flight date: 04/05/2023
Horizontal distance: 1,005.3 feet (306.4 meters)
Flight time: 138.58 seconds
Max Altitude: 40 feet (12 meters) during flight – with 59 feet (18 meter) pop-up at the end
Heading: Northwest
Flight speed: 10.3 mph (4.6 meters per second)
Goal of flight: Reposition of the 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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