Mission Architecture
ExoMars is a two-mission project that is considered as a single program at ESA. According to current plans, the ExoMars project will comprise four spacecraft: two stationary landers, one orbiter and one rover. All mission elements will be sent in two launches.
| Contributing agency | First launch in 2016 | Second launch in 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Proton rocket | Proton rocket | |
| Unspecified instruments for the TGO. |
Russian landing system & some rover instruments | |
| Trace Gas Orbiter | ExoMars rover | |
| EDM meteorological lander |
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