MISSION NAME
Mariner 1 1
Status
Failure
DATE
22 JUL 1962
LAUNCH PROVIDER
United States Air Force
Launch Pad
Launch Complex 12
Description
Spacecraft designed to flyby Venus. It was lost during launch.
Atlas LV-3 Agena B
Rocket Description
The Atlas LV-3A was a largely unsuccessful configuration until it was given an Agena B upper stage. It was responsible for the launch of Mariner II to Venus and had one of the first engines that could be restarted in orbit.