March 14-25, 2016 |
Launch Window |
March 21, 2016 (L+7) |
Trajectory Correction Maneuver |
April 24, 2016 |
End of Commissioning Phase |
July/August, 2016 |
Precise Trajectory Determination |
July 28, 2016 |
Deep Space Maneuver |
August 11, 2016 (DSM+14) |
Trajectory Correction Maneuver |
Mid-September |
Trajectory Correction Maneuver |
October 14, 2016 |
Trajectory Correction Maneuver |
October 16, 2016 |
Schiaparelli EDM Separation |
October 17, 2016 |
TGO 'Orbit-Raising Maneuver' |
October 19, 2016 |
TGO Mars Orbit Insertion |
October 19, 2016 |
Schiaparelli Entry, Descent & Landing |
October 23, 2016 |
End of Schiaparelli Surface Mission |
December 2016 |
Orbit Inclination Adjustment to 74° |
January 2017 |
Period Reduction to One-Sol Orbit |
January-November 2017 |
Aerobraking to enter 400km Orbit |
July 11 – August 11, 2017 |
Solar Conjunctions – Operations Stand-Down |
December 2017 |
Start of TGO Science Operations |
December 2022 |
End of Trace Gas Orbiter Mission |