United States Air ForceAtlas LV-3 Agena DLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Mariner 4
Launched
November 28, 1964
Image: NASA
Summary
Mariner 4 launched on an United States Air Force Atlas LV-3 Agena D from Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on November 28, 1964. It was United States Air Force's 224th launch, 49th this year and humanity's 382nd orbital launch attempt. It was the 14th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight and the 9th this year. The payload was bound for Mars flyby (Mars flyby). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- 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
- 14th Atlas LV-3 Agena D flight · 9th this yearUnited States Air Force's 224th launch49th this yearhumanity's 382nd orbital launch attempt89th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Mariner 4 · NORAD 938 · left Earth orbit November 29, 1964
Agena D 6932 · left Earth orbit November 29, 1964
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Mars flyby probe which passed at a distance of 9,846 km from the Martian surface.
Pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
14th launch from Launch Complex 12, 5th this year · 123rd from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
23 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
84 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Mariner 4 launch?
Mariner 4 launched on November 28, 1964. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Mariner 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Mariner 4?
Atlas LV-3 Agena D, flown by United States Air Force. Atlas LV-3 Agena D spec sheet
Where did Mariner 4 launch from?
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit was Mariner 4 going to?
Mars flyby (Mars flyby), a robotic exploration mission.
How many satellites did Mariner 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).