BY JUSTIN RAY Follow the countdown and launch of a Boeing Delta 2 rocket with NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft bound for the Red Planet. Reload this page for the very latest on the mission.				Video vault The Boeing Delta 2 rocket lifts off from pad 17A carrying carrying NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft bound for the Red Planet.   PLAY (105k, 18sec QuickTime file) A video camera mounted on the exterior of the Delta 2 rocket's second stage shows the view of liftoff and the first minute of flight through separation of the six ground-lit solid rocket motors.   PLAY (549k, 1min20sec QuickTime file) Onboard camera shows the spent air-lit solid rocket boosters being jettisoned and the first stage main engine still firing. A steering turn then takes place as the rocket heads on its northeast trajectory.   PLAY (314k, 45sec QuickTime file) Onboard video camera shows the spent first stage separating, second stage engine start and fairing jettison.   PLAY (225k, 33sec QuickTime file) A second onboard camera -- this one pointed up -- shows the rocket's nose cone, separating from the vehicle to reveal Mars Odyssey.   PLAY (68k, 09sec QuickTime file) Upward-facing camera shows small thrusters firing to spin up the third stage and attached Mars Odyssey. The third stage then separates from the second stage.   PLAY (440k, 28sec QuickTime file) Flight Data File Vehicle: Delta 2 (7925) Payload: 2001 Mars Odyssey Launch date: April 7, 2001 Launch times: 11:02 a.m. EDT or 11:32 a.m. EDT Launch site: SLC-17A, Cape Canaveral, Fla. Pre-launch briefing Launch windows - See the daily launch times available for Mars Odyssey to lift off over the 20-day planetary alignment. Launch timeline No. 1 - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch first daily opportunity is used. Launch timeline No. 2 - Chart with times and descriptions of events to occur during the launch second daily opportunity is used. Ground track - Trace the Delta rocket's trek during launch. Restricted zone - Map outlining the Launch Hazard Area where mariners should remain clear for the liftoff. Delta 2 rocket - Overview of the Delta 2 7925-model rocket used to launch Mars Odyssey. 2001 Mars Odyssey - Technical look at the spacecraft and its systems. Mission science - Overview of the scientific objectives of Mars Odyssey. Delta directory - See our coverage of preview Delta rocket flights.