Ingenuity helicopter

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The Ingenuity helicopter is a small experimental rotorcraft that became the first aircraft to achieve powered, controlled flight on another planet, operating on Mars as a technology demonstrator for future aerial exploration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mars helicopter
NASA space hardware
rotorcraft
technology demonstrator
actualMissionDurationDays over 1000
arrivalAtMarsDate 2021-02-18
carriedBy Perseverance rover
communicationLink radio relay via Perseverance rover
computer Snapdragon system-on-chip
surface form: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
damageEvent rotor blade damage on final flight
designChallenge operate in atmosphere about 1 percent of Earth sea-level density
designedFlightCount 5
designedMissionDurationDays 30
energyStorage lithium-ion batteries
environment thin Martian atmosphere
firstFlightBody Mars
firstFlightDate 2021-04-19
heightMeters 0.49
imagingInstrument color horizon camera
lastFlightDate 2024-01-18
launchDate 2020-07-30
launchSite Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 NERFINISHED
launchVehicle Atlas V 541
location Jezero Crater
surface form: Jezero Crater, Mars
manufacturer Jet Propulsion Laboratory
massOnMarsKilograms 1.8
maximumAltitudeMeters 24
maximumGroundSpeedMetersPerSecond 6.5
namedAfter Ingenuity essay by Vaneeza Rupani
navigationSensor downward-facing navigation camera
inertial measurement unit
laser altimeter
notableFor first powered controlled flight on another planet
numberOfFlights 72
numberOfRotors 2
operatingSystem Linux
operator NASA
partOfMission Mars 2020
surface form: Mars 2020 mission
powerSource solar-powered battery
primaryObjective demonstrate powered flight in the Martian atmosphere
projectManager Teddy Tzanetos
rotorConfiguration coaxial counter-rotating
rotorDiameterMeters 1.2
secondaryObjective support Perseverance rover reconnaissance
spaceAgency Jet Propulsion Laboratory
surface form: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
status mission completed
teamLead MiMi Aung
totalFlightTimeMinutes 128.8

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Perseverance rover carriesPayload Ingenuity helicopter
Jezero Crater exploredBy Ingenuity helicopter
Mars exploredBy Ingenuity helicopter
Mars Exploration Program notableMission Ingenuity helicopter
Jet Propulsion Laboratory notableProject Ingenuity helicopter