Mariner 10

American space probe. Mariner 10 was launched on November 3, 1973 aboard a Atlas SLV-3D Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 3, 1973).

COSPAR 1973-085ANORAD 6919United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mariner 10
Payload designation: Mariner 73-2
Other names: Mariner 73J:P
International designator: 1973-085A
NORAD catalog number: 6919
GCAT identifier: S06919
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.291

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Mariner
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Boeing Space Center, Kent
Platform (bus): Mariner

Launch

Date: November 3, 1973 · 05:45 UTC
Launch record: 1973-085Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3D Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 189 km
Inclination: 28.90°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 3, 1973
Last known active: Mar 24, 1975
End of operations: Mar 24, 1975

Size

Mass: 502 kg
Dry mass: 473 kg
Length: 3.7 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 7.6 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00516
Final central body: Mercury
Phase start: March 29, 1974
Phase outcome: Flyby · March 30, 1974
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 3, 1973	Earth	Nov 5, 1973	Escaped to another body	HCO
Feb 4, 1974	Venus	Feb 7, 1974	Flyby	HCO
Sep 20, 1974	Mercury	Sep 22, 1974	Flyby	HCO
Mar 16, 1975	Mercury	Mar 17, 1975	Flyby	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q59131 (CC0).