Launch Windows
- Archived Page (InSight successfully launched on May 5, 2018)
The first launch opportunity was scheduled for no earlier than May 5, 2018, at 4:05 a.m. PT (7:05 a.m. ET/11:05 a.m. UTC).
The launch period, the days in which the spacecraft could launch, opened on May 5 and lasted through June 8, 2018.
The duration of the daily launch windows varied from day to day. The launch windows will last approximately two hours, with a unique launch opportunity every five minutes.
InSight lands on Mars on Nov. 26, 2018, around noon PT (3:00 p.m. ET/8:00 p.m. UTC).
| Launch Day | Launch Date (2018) |
Pacific Time (PT) | Eastern Time (ET) | Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5/5 | 4:05:00 AM | 7:05:00 AM | 11:05:00 AM |
| 2 | 5/6 | 3:55:00 AM | 6:55:00 AM | 10:55:00 AM |
| 3 | 5/7 | 3:50:00 AM | 6:50:00 AM | 10:50:00 AM |
| 4 | 5/8 | 3:40:00 AM | 6:40:00 AM | 10:40:00 AM |
| 5 | 5/9 | 3:35:00 AM | 6:35:00 AM | 10:35:00 AM |
| 6 | 5/10 | 3:30:00 AM | 6:30:00 AM | 10:30:00 AM |
| 7 | 5/11 | 3:20:00 AM | 6:20:00 AM | 10:20:00 AM |
| 8 | 5/12 | 3:15:00 AM | 6:15:00 AM | 10:15:00 AM |
| 9 | 5/13 | 3:10:00 AM | 6:10:00 AM | 10:10:00 AM |
| 10 | 5/14 | 3:00:00 AM | 6:00:00 AM | 10:00:00 AM |
| 11 | 5/15 | 2:55:00 AM | 5:55:00 AM | 9:55:00 AM |
| 12 | 5/16 | 2:45:00 AM | 5:45:00 AM | 9:45:00 AM |
| 13 | 5/17 | 2:40:00 AM | 5:40:00 AM | 9:40:00 AM |
| 14 | 5/18 | 2:35:00 AM | 5:35:00 AM | 9:35:00 AM |
| 15 | 5/19 | 2:25:00 AM | 5:25:00 AM | 9:25:00 AM |
| 16 | 5/20 | 2:20:00 AM | 5:20:00 AM | 9:20:00 AM |
| 17 | 5/21 | 2:10:00 AM | 5:10:00 AM | 9:10:00 AM |
| 18 | 5/22 | 2:05:00 AM | 5:05:00 AM | 9:05:00 AM |
| 19 | 5/23 | 2:00:00 AM | 5:00:00 AM | 9:00:00 AM |
| 20 | 5/24 | 1:50:00 AM | 4:50:00 AM | 8:50:00 AM |
| 21 | 5/25 | 1:45:00 AM | 4:45:00 AM | 8:45:00 AM |
| 22 | 5/26 | 1:40:00 AM | 4:40:00 AM | 8:40:00 AM |
| 23 | 5/27 | 1:35:00 AM | 4:35:00 AM | 8:35:00 AM |
| 24 | 5/28 | 1:30:00 AM | 4:30:00 AM | 8:30:00 AM |
| 25 | 5/29 | 1:25:00 AM | 4:25:00 AM | 8:25:00 AM |
| 26 | 5/30 | 1:20:00 AM | 4:20:00 AM | 8:20:00 AM |
| 27 | 5/31 | 1:10:00 AM | 4:10:00 AM | 8:10:00 AM |
| 28 | 6/1 | 1:05:00 AM | 4:05:00 AM | 8:05:00 AM |
| 29 | 6/2 | 1:00:00 AM | 4:00:00 AM | 8:00:00 AM |
| 30 | 6/3 | 12:55:00 AM | 3:55:00 AM | 7:55:00 AM |
| 31 | 6/4 | 12:50:00 AM | 3:50:00 AM | 7:50:00 AM |
| 32 | 6/5 | 12:45:00 AM | 3:45:00 AM | 7:45:00 AM |
| 33 | 6/6 | 12:40:00 AM | 3:40:00 AM | 7:40:00 AM |
| 34 | 6/7 | 12:35:00 AM | 3:35:00 AM | 7:35:00 AM |
| 35 | 6/8 | 12:30:00 AM | 3:30:00 AM | 7:30:00 AM |
| Last updated: April 2018 | ||||