USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Mariner 9

Name: USAF Atlas SLV-3C Centaur Mariner 9
Start: 1971-05-30T22:23:04.000Z
Location: Launch Complex 36B

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Status

Success

Date

30 MAY 1971

22:23

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Launch Complex 36B

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.

Rocket

Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

Mission Type

Robotic Exploration

Orbit

Mars Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Centaur was a US expendable launch vehicle derived from the SM-65 Atlas D missile. Launches were conducted from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Height

21 m

Diameter

3.05 m

Launch Mass

120 T