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FailureMariner 8 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, May 9, 1971, 01:11 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, May 9, 1971, 01:11 UTC – Sunday, May 9, 1971, 01:11 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Mission
Mariner 8
Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Mars Orbit (Mars)
Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.
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