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Mariner 9

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

United States Air Force

Launch Status
Success

Mission

Mariner 9

Type: Robotic Exploration

Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.

Trajectory

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Location

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

879 rockets have launched from Cape Canaveral, FL, USA.

Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur – Convair

  • Family: Atlas
  • Length: 21 m
  • Diameter: 3.05 m
  • Launch Mass: 120 T
  • Low Earth Orbit Capacity: 800 kg

The Atlas SLV-3C Centaur was manufactured by Convair with the first launch on 1967-09-08. Atlas SLV-3C Centaur has 15 successful launches and 2 failed launches with a total of 17 launches. 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.

Agency

United States Air Force – USAF

  • Type: Government
  • Abbreviation: USAF
  • Country: USA
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