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Mariner 2

retired

Science ExplorationinterplanetaryCOSPAR 1962 A RHO 1Launched 8/27/1962

Mission & Launch

Launch Mission: Mariner 2
Launch Vehicle: Atlas Agena B
Launch Date: 8/27/1962
Last Contact: 1/2/1963

Orbit & Mass

Orbit Class: interplanetary
Altitude: -50,288 km
Inclination: 32.03 deg
Dry Mass: 193 kg
Total Mass: 203 kg

Payload Classification

Mission Type: Science Exploration
Payload Category: PLAN
Payload Class: C

Organizations

Operator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Manufacturer: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Registry

COSPAR ID: 1962 A RHO 1
UN Registration: A/AC.105/INF.017