Mariner 5

Uncrewed probe sent by NASA as part of Mariner program in 1967. Mariner 5 was launched on June 14, 1967 aboard a Atlas SLV-3 Agena D from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Jun 16, 1967).

COSPAR 1967-060ANORAD 2845United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mariner 5
Payload designation: Mariner 67-2
Other names: Mariner E:P
International designator: 1967-060A
NORAD catalog number: 2845
GCAT identifier: S02845
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.176

Mission

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

Launch

Date: June 14, 1967 · 06:01 UTC
Launch record: 1967-060Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3 Agena D
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC12

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 184 km
Inclination: 30.31°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: June 16, 1967
Last known active: Nov 5, 1968
End of operations: Nov 5, 1968

Size

Mass: 245 kg
Dry mass: 235 kg
Length: 2.9 m
Diameter: 1.30 m
Span: 5.5 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00164
Final central body: Venus
Phase start: October 18, 1967
Phase outcome: Flyby · October 20, 1967
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Jun 16, 1967	Earth	Jun 16, 1967	Escaped to another body	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q213506 (CC0).