LAUNCH CENTER
Success
Mon Aug 27 1962
United States Air Force
Mariner 2
Launch Successful
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RECOVERY OVERVIEW
Location
No Recovery Specified
Type
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Rocket Details
Name:
Atlas LV-3 Agena BDescription:
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.
MISSION OVERVIEW
- Type: Planetary Science
- Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
COMPLEX OVERVIEW
Location
Cape Canaveral, FL, USA
Pad
Launch Complex 12