1973-11-03 launch

Mariner 10 — launch

Category: Launches and Flight Tests › Type: Orbital launch

Mission: Mariner 10

• Space transportation

Mariner 10 was an American robotic space probe launched by NASA on 3 November 1973, to fly by the planets Mercury and Venus.

1974-03-29 planetary flyby

Mariner 10 first encounters Mercury

Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Flyby

Mission: Mariner 10

Mariner 10 completed its first Mercury flyby after a Venus gravity assist.

1975-03-16 planetary flyby

Mariner 10 makes its final Mercury flyby

Category: Mission Operations and Milestones › Type: Flyby

Mission: Mariner 10

The spacecraft passed Mercury for a third time, approaching within about 327 kilometers.