Mariner 6

Unmanned NASA space flight to Mars. Mariner 6 was launched on February 25, 1969 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Mar 6, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-014ANORAD 3759United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mariner 6
Payload designation: Mariner 69-3
Other names: Mariner G:P
International designator: 1969-014A
NORAD catalog number: 3759
GCAT identifier: S03759
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.204

Mission

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

Launch

Date: February 25, 1969 · 01:29 UTC
Launch record: 1969-014Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 90 km
Inclination: 43.63°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: March 6, 1969
Last known active: December 1970
End of operations: December 1970

Size

Mass: 385 kg
Dry mass: 375 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 5.8 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00236
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: July 30, 1969
Phase outcome: Flyby · August 1, 1969
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Feb 25, 1969	Earth	Mar 6, 1969	Escaped to another body	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q4281486 (CC0).