United States Air ForceAtlas SLV-3D CentaurLaunch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mariner 10
Launched
November 3, 1973
Image: NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
Summary
Mariner 10 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 3, 1973. It was United States Air Force's 608th launch, 17th this year and humanity's 1,514th orbital launch attempt. It was the 3rd Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flight. The payload was bound for Mercury flyby (Mercury flyby). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3D Centaur · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Mercury flyby (Mercury flyby)
- Milestone
- 3rd Atlas SLV-3D Centaur flightUnited States Air Force's 608th launch17th this yearhumanity's 1,514th orbital launch attempt92nd orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Mariner 10 · NORAD 6919 · left Earth orbit November 3, 1973
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Venus and Mercury fly-by probe
Pad
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
15th launch from Launch Complex 36B, 2nd this year · 278th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
211 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mariner 10 launch?
Mariner 10 launched on November 3, 1973. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mariner 10?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mariner 10?
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas SLV-3D Centaur spec sheet
Where did Mariner 10 launch from?
Launch Complex 36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mariner 10 going to?
Mercury flyby (Mercury flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Mariner 10 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).