Mariner 2 Mission
Launch Status
Success
Date & Time
27 Aug 1962, 6:53am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 12
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Mariner 2
Mission Type
Planetary Science
Destination
Venus flyby
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:53pm UTC
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