Download the MAVEN Mission Fact Sheet (pdf).
MAVEN's instrument suite will consist of eight sensors:
Partners:
The University of Colorado will coordinate the science team and science operations and lead the education and public outreach activities.
NASA Goddard will also provide mission systems engineering, mission design, and safety and mission assurance.
Instruments on the spacecraft will be provided by the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Colorado, Boulder, and NASA Goddard, with the Centre d’Etude Spatiale des Rayonnements, Toulouse, France, providing the sensor for one instrument.
Lockheed Martin Corp., based in Bethesda, Md., will develop the spacecraft, conduct assembly, test and launch operations, and provide mission operations at their Littleton, Colorado facility.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., will provide navigation support, the Deep Space Network, and Electra telecommunications relay package.