Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
SuccessMariner 9 · United States Air Force
Launch time (NET)
Sunday, May 30, 1971, 22:23 UTC
Launch window
Sunday, May 30, 1971, 22:23 UTC – Sunday, May 30, 1971, 22:23 UTC
Provider
United States Air Force
Rocket
Launch pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · Open map
Status
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Mission
Mariner 9
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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