Atlas Agena B | Mariner 2
Status: Success | Launched: Aug 27, 1962 06:53 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas LV-3 Agena B — Atlas family
Mission
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
- Type: Planetary Science
- Orbit: Venus flyby (Venus flyby)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 12
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Launch data sourced automatically from the Launch Library 2 API. Last refreshed: 2026-10-06T21:02:13.006858+00:00.