Mariner 6 — launch
Date in UTC
Mariner 6 was a NASA robotic mission launched on February 25, 1969 to study Mars during a close flyby. Working alongside Mariner 7, it used cameras and scientific instruments to investigate the Martian atmosphere and surface. Its July 31 encounter returned close-range images and measurements that improved knowledge of the planet ahead of later orbiter and lander missions.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariner_6. Related NASA reference: https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-6/.
- Category
- Launches and Flight Tests
- Type
- Orbital launch
- Subjects
- Space transportation
- Mission
- Mariner 6
- Organization
- NASA Lewis Research Center
- Vehicle
- Atlas SLV-3C Centaur
- Location
- Cape Canaveral Air Station, Florida
- Country
- US
- Outcome
- Successful
Context and qualifications
Launch code: DS. Source references: TR-1022; -.
Sources and attribution
- Jonathan McDowell — General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (opens in a new tab) — Data from GCAT (J. McDowell, planet4589.org/space/gcat), CC BY 4.0. Adapted into anniversary records. (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikipedia — Mariner 6 (opens in a new tab) — Factual synthesis based on the cited Wikipedia and NASA pages; original editorial wording. (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Timeline of Space Exploration Missions 1957 to 2031 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA — Mariner 6 (opens in a new tab)
- NASA NSSDCA — Mariner 6 (opens in a new tab)