Mariner 4

Robotic spacecraft sent by NASA to Mars. Mariner 4 was launched on November 28, 1964 aboard a Atlas Agena D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Nov 29, 1964).

COSPAR 1964-077ANORAD 938United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mariner 4
Payload designation: Mariner C-3
International designator: 1964-077A
NORAD catalog number: 938
GCAT identifier: S00938
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.088

Mission

Mission type: Deep space
Use: Civil government
Program: Mariner
Owner: JPL
Country: United States
Builder: Jet Propulsion Lab
Platform (bus): Mariner

Launch

Date: November 28, 1964 · 14:22 UTC
Launch record: 1964-077Success
Rocket: Atlas Agena D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 187 km
Inclination: 28.13°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: November 29, 1964
Last known active: Dec 20, 1967
End of operations: Dec 20, 1967

Size

Mass: 261 kg
Dry mass: 251 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 6.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00057
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: July 12, 1965
Phase outcome: Flyby · July 17, 1965
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Nov 28, 1964	Earth	Dec 3, 1964	Escaped to another body	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q203805 (CC0).