United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena BLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mariner 2
Launched
August 27, 1962
Image: NASA
Summary
Mariner 2 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena B from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on August 27, 1962. It was United States Air Force's 105th launch, 34th this year and humanity's 191st orbital launch attempt. It was the 18th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight and the 10th this year. The payload was bound for Venus flyby (Venus flyby).
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena B · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Planetary Science · Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
- Milestone
- 18th Atlas LV-3 Agena B flight · 10th this yearUnited States Air Force's 105th launch34th this yearhumanity's 191st orbital launch attempt49th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
About this launch
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
8th launch from Launch Complex 12, 4th this year · 86th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mariner 2 launch?
Mariner 2 launched on August 27, 1962. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mariner 2?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mariner 2?
Atlas LV-3 Agena B, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena B spec sheet
Where did Mariner 2 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mariner 2 going to?
Venus flyby (Venus flyby), a planetary science mission.