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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 8
United States Air Force · Atlas SLV-3C Centaur · Launch Complex 36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
United States Air Force's 548th launch · 12th this year · humanity's 1,217th orbital launch attempt
May 9, 1971Add to calendar
Failure
Either the launch vehicle did not reach orbit, or the payload(s) failed to separate.
Window: May 9, 01:11 – May 9, 01:11 UTC
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Mariner 8
Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.
Robotic Exploration · Mars Orbit (Mars)
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