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Mariner 2

Atlas Agena B · Planetary Science

1962Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral

Mission

Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.

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Mission Facts

Provider: USAF
Rocket: Atlas Agena B
Orbit: Venus flyby
Pad: Launch Complex 12
NET precision: Year
Data source: LL2

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