Mars Orbiter
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter
ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter is currently about 280,395,160 kilometres from Earth, or 1.874 astronomical units, which puts a one-way radio signal 15.6 minutes out. It is 1.514 astronomical units from the Sun.
Hunts for trace gases like methane that could hint at geological or biological activity, and maps shallow subsurface water ice.
Found hidden water ice deposits in the Valles Marineris region.
Right now
- Distance from Earth
- 280,395,160 km (1.874 AU)
- Distance from the Sun
- 226,474,569 km (1.514 AU)
- One-way signal time
- 15.6 minutes
The mission
- Status
- Operational
- Operator
- ESA / Roscosmos
- Launched
- 2016
- Operating
- Mars