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Mariner

program

5 records

1960s

2 records

1962
1. 1962-12-14 planetary flyby
  Mariner 2 flies past Venus
  Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Flyby
  Mission: Mariner 2
  Mariner 2 completed the first successful close-range planetary encounter.
1965
1. 1965-07-15 planetary flyby
  Mariner 4 flies past Mars
  Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Flyby
  Mission: Mariner 4
  Mariner 4 returned close-range photographs of Mars during its encounter.

1970s

3 records

1971
1. 1971-11-13 orbital insertion
  Mariner 9 enters Mars orbit
  Category: Mission Operations and Milestones, type: Orbit insertion
  Mission: Mariner 9
  Mariner 9 became the first spacecraft to orbit another planet.
1974
1. 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
1. 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.