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LAUNCH OF MARS PERSEVERANCE ROVER, July 30, 2020, CCAFS, 7:50 am ET
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Update, July 12: The JPL website for Perseverance lists launch time on July 30 as 7:50 am ET. The launch window is two hours long.
NASA TV coverage begins at 7:50 pm ET. A number of NASA briefings are planned before the launch and are listed on JPL’s website.
Update, June 30: The launch has slipped again, to July 30.
Update, June 24: The launch date has slipped to July 22 at 9:30 am ET due to ground support equipment issues.
Original Entry: The launch of NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover (formerly Mars 2020) is currently scheduled for July 20, 2020, a three day slip from the original date (July 17) because of a processing issue for the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket (the crane needed to lift the rocket onto its transporter broke).
The launch window officially is open through August 11, although a NASA official said that additional analysis suggests it could remain open through August 15.
The Atlas V launch will take place from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida.