Atlas SLV-3C Centaur | Mariner 8
Status: Failure | Launched: May 09, 1971 01:11 UTC
Launch Provider & Rocket
- Provider: United States Air Force (Government)
- Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur — Atlas family
Mission
Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.
- Type: Robotic Exploration
- Orbit: Mars Orbit (Mars)
Launch Site
- Pad: Launch Complex 36A
- Location: Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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