Mariner 9

Mars orbiter. Mariner 9 was launched on May 30, 1971 aboard a Atlas SLV-3C Centaur from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy. Latest status in GCAT: left Earth orbit for deep space (May 31, 1971).

COSPAR 1971-051ANORAD 5261United States

Identity

Name in GCAT: Mariner 9
Payload designation: Mariner 71I
International designator: 1971-051A
NORAD catalog number: 5261
GCAT identifier: S05261
UN registration: A/AC.105/INF.235

Mission

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

Launch

Date: May 30, 1971 · 22:23 UTC
Launch record: 1971-051Success
Rocket: Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
Spaceport: Cape Canaveral & Kennedy · pad LC36B

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT): EEO
Perigee: 166 km
Inclination: 28.72°
Status: Left Earth orbit for deep space
Status date: May 31, 1971
Last known active: Oct 27, 1972
End of operations: Oct 27, 1972

Size

Mass: 1,031 kg
Dry mass: 555 kg
Length: 2.3 m
Diameter: 1.40 m
Span: 6.9 m

Deep space

Deep-space catalog entry: D00382
Final central body: Mars
Phase start: November 12, 1971
Phase outcome: Entered orbit around the target · November 14, 1971
Destination: Mars

Flight phases

From	Central body	Ended	Outcome	Next
May 31, 1971	Earth	Jun 4, 1971	Escaped to another body	HCO
Nov 14, 1971	Mars	—	In orbit	—

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q203801 (CC0).