Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Mariner 6
Mariner 6 flew over the equator and south polar regions of Mars, analyzing the atmosphere and the surface with remote sensors and recording and relaying hundreds of pictures. The mission's goals were to study the surface and atmosphere of Mars during close flybys, in order to establish the basis for future investigations, particularly those relevant to the search for extraterrestrial life, and to demonstrate and develop technologies required for future Mars missions.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 412.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-36B, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1969
19th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
18th mission
1st mission of 1969
12th successful mission
2nd consecutive successful mission