Flight 54 Preview – By the Numbers

Mars Helicopter

STATUS UPDATES | August 02, 2023

Flight 54 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 852 - 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 July 14, 2023 (Sol 852 of the Perseverance rover mission) at the local mean solar time of 10:06:02. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Download image ›

Flight 54
Expected Flight date: 08/03/2023
Horizontal flight distance: 0 (pop-up flight)
Flight time: 24.62 seconds
Flight altitude: 16 feet (5 meters)
Heading: NA (hovering)
Max Flight speed: 0
Goal of flight: 1) Heli localization

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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