Atlas V 411 | OSIRIS-REx

Name: Atlas V 411 | OSIRIS-REx
Start: 2016-09-08T23:05:00Z
Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

The Origins-Spectral Interpretation-Resource Identification-Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS REx) mission will be the first U.S. mission to carry samples from an asteroid back to Earth and will help scientists investigate how planets formed and how life began, as well as improve our understanding of asteroids that could impact Earth.

Mission Details

Launch date: September 8, 2016 at 11:05 PM UTC
Launch vehicle: Atlas V 411
Operator: United Launch Alliance
Launch site: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission type: Robotic Exploration