LAUNCH CENTER

Failure

Sun May 09 1971

United States Air Force

Mariner 8

Launch Failure

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RECOVERY OVERVIEW

Location

No Recovery Specified

Type

No Recovery Specified

Rocket Details

Name:

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Description:

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

MISSION OVERVIEW

Type: Robotic Exploration
Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.

COMPLEX OVERVIEW

Location

Cape Canaveral, FL, USA

Pad

Launch Complex 36A