| Mission | Date/Time | Event |
| mro | 2005.08.12.11.43.00 | Launch from Cape Canaveral on an Atlas V rocket |
| mro | 2005.08.12.12.41.00 | Spacecraft separates from launch rocket |
| mro | 2005.08.27.12.00.00 | Trajectory Correction Maneuver 1 |
| mro | 2005.11.01.12.00.00 | Trajectory Correction Maneuver 2 |
| mro | 2006.01.31.12.00.00 | Trajectory Correction Maneuver 3 |
| mro | 2006.02.28.12.00.00 | Trajectory Correction Maneuver 4 |
| mro | 2006.03.09.12.00.00 | Trajectory Correction Maneuver 5 was not required |
| mro | 2006.03.10.15.12.00 | Final trajectory correction maneuver, if needed |
| mro | 2006.03.10.20.37.00 | Fuel tank pressurization |
| mro | 2006.03.10.20.51.00 | Switch to low gain antenna |
| mro | 2006.03.10.20.55.00 | Spacecraft turns to burn attitude |
| mro | 2006.03.10.21.12.00 | Mars orbit insertion burn starts |
| mro | 2006.03.10.21.32.00 | Closest approach to Mars (400 km) |
| mro | 2006.03.10.21.34.00 | Spacecraft behind Mars, loss of signal |
| mro | 2006.03.10.21.39.00 | Mars orbit insertion burn ends |
| mro | 2006.03.10.22.04.00 | Reacquisition of signal |
| mro | 2006.03.10.22.10.00 | Begin of post-insertion phase. 35hr orbit 426km x 43,000km |
| mro | 2006.03.30.14.46.00 | Begin Aerobraking phase. First maneuvre to reducde periapsis initiates a five week walk-in period |
| mro | 2006.04.14.12.00.00 | Begin of main aerobreaking phase begings |
| mro | 2006.09.26.12.00.00 | Begin of aerobreaking walk-out phase |
| mro | 2006.10.01.12.00.00 | End of aerobraking. 3 orbital trim maneuvres and testing of instruments until Mars clears solar conjunction |
| mro | 2006.11.01.12.00.00 | Begin Science Operations |
| mro | 2008.10.01.12.00.00 | Begin Communications Relay Phase |
| mro | 2010.12.31.12.00.00 | End of primary mission |