United States Air Force
Mariner 9
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
SUCCESS
Success
Sunday, May 30, 1971 · 22:23 UTC
Mission
/01Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.
Mission Type
Robotic Exploration
Orbit
Mars Orbit (Mars)
Probability
N/A
Status
Launch Successful
Vehicle & Pad
/02Rocket
Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Variant: SLV-3C Centaur
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 36B
Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
28.471° N, 80.542° W
10
Pad Launches
258
Location Launches
549
Agency Launches
56
Orbital This Year