Mariner 8 Mission
Launch Status
Failure
Date & Time
9 May 1971, 1:11am
UTC
Pad
Launch Complex 36A
Launch Service Provider
Vehicle
Mission
Mariner 8
Mission Type
Robotic Exploration
Destination
Mars Orbit
Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.
Updated: Jan 3, 7:55pm UTC
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