RocketAtlas Agena B
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC12
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States
Flight
- Date and time (UTC)
- August 27, 1962, 06:53
- Launch designation
- 1962 A RHO
- Mission
- Mariner R-2
- Flight name
- Mariner 2
- Vehicle flight ID
- 179D/6902 (AA6)
- Year
- Launches in 1962
Orbit and payload
- Initial apogee
- 150,000 km
- Payload mass to orbit
- 0.203 t
- Payloads
- 1
- GCAT launch code
- DS
Payloads
| Payload | Designation | Owner | Mission type | Mass | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariner 2 | 1962 A RHO 1NORAD 374 | Jet Propulsion Lab | Deep space | 203 kg | Left Earth orbit for deep space · Aug 27, 1962 |
Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.