table3.111

SP-4012 NASA HISTORICAL DATA BOOK: VOLUME III
PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS 1969-1978

Table 3-111. Mariner Satellites, 1969-1973

Mission

Also Called
Launched
Results

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Mariner 6

Mariner Mars 69

Feb. 24, 1969

Flew by Mars in July 1969 and sent data on topography and atmosphere (equatorial region).

Mariner 7

Mariner Mars 69

Mar. 27, 1969

Flew by Mars in Aug. 1969 and sent similar data as above (polar regions).

Mariner H

Mariner Mars 71

May 8, 1971

Launch unsuccessful.

Mariner 9

Mariner Mars 71

May 30, 1971

Inserted into Martian orbit in Nov. 1971; mapped 85% of planet.

Mariner 10

Mariner Venus Mercury 73

Nov. 3, 1973

Flew by Venus in Feb. 1974, Mercury in Mar. and Sept. 1974 and Mar. 1975; sent data on atmosphere, surface, and physical characteristics of two planets.

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Mission	Also Called	Launched	Results
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Mariner 6	Mariner Mars 69	Feb. 24, 1969	Flew by Mars in July 1969 and sent data on topography and atmosphere (equatorial region).
Mariner 7	Mariner Mars 69	Mar. 27, 1969	Flew by Mars in Aug. 1969 and sent similar data as above (polar regions).
Mariner H	Mariner Mars 71	May 8, 1971	Launch unsuccessful.
Mariner 9	Mariner Mars 71	May 30, 1971	Inserted into Martian orbit in Nov. 1971; mapped 85% of planet.
Mariner 10	Mariner Venus Mercury 73	Nov. 3, 1973	Flew by Venus in Feb. 1974, Mercury in Mar. and Sept. 1974 and Mar. 1975; sent data on atmosphere, surface, and physical characteristics of two planets.