United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena DSpace Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mariner 3
Launched
November 5, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Mariner 3 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena D from Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 5, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 222nd launch, 47th this year and humanity's 378th orbital launch attempt. It was the 13th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight and the 8th this year. The payload was bound for Mars flyby (Mars flyby). One object from this launch is catalogued.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Atlas LV-3 Agena D · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Robotic Exploration · Mars flyby (Mars flyby)
- Milestone
- 13th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight · 8th this yearUnited States Air Force's 222nd launch47th this yearhumanity's 378th orbital launch attempt85th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
1 catalogued: 1 payload
- Mariner 3 · NORAD 923 · left Earth orbit November 6, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mariner 3 was a 260 kg solar-cell and battery-powered spacecraft designed to make scientific measurements in the vicinity of Mars and to obtain photographs of the planet's surface and transmit these to Earth.
Pad
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
3rd launch from Space Launch Complex 13, 2nd this year · 122nd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
21 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
111 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mariner 3 launch?
Mariner 3 launched on November 5, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mariner 3?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mariner 3?
Atlas LV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did Mariner 3 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mariner 3 going to?
Mars flyby (Mars flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Mariner 3 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).