Status
Success
Rocket
Mission Details
Mariner 7
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.
Payloads: 1
Total Mass: 412.0 kg
Heliocentric Orbit
Location
SLC-36A, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, USA
Stats
1969
36th orbital launch attempt
Atlas-Centaur
19th mission
2nd mission of 1969
13th successful mission
3rd consecutive successful mission