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Mariner 3
Atlas LV-3 Agena DUnited States Air ForceSpace Launch Complex 13
Thursday, November 5, 1964 · 07:22 PM UTCAdd to Calendar
This mission is complete.
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena D
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Height59.7 m
LEO Payload18,850 kg
Launches1078
Successes972
Mission Brief
Mariner 3 was a 260 kg solar-cell and battery-powered spacecraft designed to make scientific measurements in the vicinity of Mars and to obtain photographs of the planet's surface and transmit these to Earth.
PayloadMariner 3
OrbitMars flyby
CustomerUnited States Air Force
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mission Timeline
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Launch Site
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.486°N, 80.547°W
Schedule History
No delays or schedule changes recorded.
