| Event # | Time | Status |
| 1 | 12:49 p.m. (PST) | Pressurize Main Propellant Fuel Tank |
| 2 | 1:03 p.m. (PST) | Switch to Low-gain Antenna |
| 3 | 1:07 p.m. (PST) | Turn Spacecraft for Main Engine Firing |
| 4 | 1:24 p.m. (PST) | Commence Firing of Main Engine |
| 5 | 1:44 p.m. (PST) | Spacecraft Reaches Closest Point to Mars (Perihelion) |
| 6 | 1:46 p.m. (PST) | Communication Silence as Spacecraft Passes Behind Mars |
| 7 | 1:51 p.m. (PST) | Termination of MOI Burn |
| 8 | 2:16 p.m. (PST) | Spacecraft Reappears from Behind Mars and Reestablishes Communication |