Launch Success

Liftoff Time (GMT)

22:22:00

Thursday March 27, 1969

Watch Replay

Official Livestream

Mission Details

Mariner 7

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Mariner 7 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.

Heliocentric Orbit

1 Payload

412 kilograms

Rocket

Retired
Atlas-SLV3C Centaur-D

Active 1967 to 1972


Stages

2

Launch Site

SLC-36A

Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA

Fastest Turnaround

46 days 2 hours

Stats

Atlas-Centaur


19th

Mission

2nd

Mission of 1969

1969


36th

Orbital launch attempt