Atlas Agena B
SuccessMariner 2 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Monday, Aug 27, 1962, 06:53 UTC
Launch window
Monday, Aug 27, 1962, 06:53 UTC – Monday, Aug 27, 1962, 06:53 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Mariner 2
Type
Planetary Science
Orbit
Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
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