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Atlas Agena B | Mariner 2
United States Air Force · Atlas LV-3 Agena B · Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 105th launch · 34th this year · humanity's 191st orbital launch attempt
August 27, 1962Add to calendar
Success
The launch vehicle successfully inserted its payload(s) into the target orbit(s).
Window: Aug 27, 06:53 – Aug 27, 06:53 UTC
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Mariner 2
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
Planetary Science · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
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