Mariner 7

Unmanned NASA space flight to Mars. Mariner 7 was launched on March 27, 1969 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (Apr 1, 1969).

COSPAR 1969-030ANORAD 3837United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mariner 7
Payload designation: Mariner 69-2
Other names: Mariner F:P
International designator: 1969-030A
NORAD catalog number: 3837
GCAT identifier: S03837
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.205

Mission

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

Launch

Date: March 27, 1969 · 22:22 UTC
Launch record: 1969-030Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36A

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 506 km
Inclination: 31.01°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: April 1, 1969
Last known active: May 25, 1970
End of operations: May 25, 1970

Size

Mass: 383 kg
Dry mass: 373 kg
Length: 0.5 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 5.8 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00240
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: August 4, 1969
Phase outcome: Flyby · August 6, 1969
Destination: HCO

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
Mar 27, 1969	Earth	Apr 1, 1969	Escaped to another body	HCO

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q9178422 (CC0).