Launch Overview
Vehicle
Atlas Agena D
Agency
United States Air Force
Site / Pad
CC / LC13
Outcome
Success
Flight
289D/6931 (AA11)
COSPAR Designator
1964-073
Mission
Mariner 3 (Robotic Exploration)
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.
Vehicle & Provider
Rocket
Atlas LV-3 Agena D
Provider
United States Air Force
Agency launches
222 (47 YTD)
Site launches
122 (16 YTD)
Pad launches
3 (2 YTD)