Mariner 10
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
United States Air Force
Mission
Mariner 10
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Orbit: Mercury flyby
Venus and Mercury fly-by probe
Location
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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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 1005 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-3D 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.
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.
