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Mariner 6

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Mariner 6

  • Type: Robotic Exploration
  • Orbit: Mars flyby

Mariner 6 and 7 comprised a dual-spacecraft mission to Mars, the sixth and seventh missions in the Mariner series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. The primary objectives of the missions were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions and other long-duration missions far from the Sun.

Location

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Find the best place to watch the launch from Florida

Launch Complex 36B has witnessed the launch of 76 rockets, including 76 orbital launch attempts. While Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA, has been the site for 1029 rocket launches.

Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.

Rocket

Convair Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Learn more about the Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Agency

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.

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