Mars
Mariner III
Mars probe, failed.
Completed or retired · Historical mission record
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The mission
Mars probe, failed. This reconstructed record groups 1 GCAT payload or flight element under launch 1964-073; fields not present in GCAT are intentionally left unset.
Launch profile
The launch
- Launch
- 5 November 1964, 19:22:05 UTC
- Launch location
- Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, Eastern Test Range
- Launch vehicle
- Atlas Agena D
- Orbit
- Earth-escape trajectory
Trajectory
Mission timeline
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Mission ended — Completed or retired
Operations concluded · 6 November 1964
Historical mission record
GCAT records the primary mission element as completed or no longer operational.
Hardware
Spacecraft
Mariner III
Mars probe, failed.
- GCAT ID
- S00923
- Manufacturer
- Jet Propulsion Lab
- Launch mass
- 261 kg
- Dimensions
- 2.9 m long · 1.3 m diameter · 6.9 m span
Visual archive
Gallery
One image from Mariner III.
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