Mariner 3
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Mariner 3 was an early NASA unmanned spacecraft launched in 1964 as part of the Mariner program, intended for a Mars flyby mission but rendered unsuccessful due to a launch vehicle shroud failure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NASA space probe
ⓘ
interplanetary probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| alternateName | Mariner Mars 1964A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| backupSpacecraft | Mariner 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationBand | S-band ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
Mars close-approach imaging
ⓘ
in-situ space environment measurements near Mars ⓘ |
| destination | heliocentric orbit (planned) ⓘ |
| endState | reentered or remained in Earth-bound orbit and became inactive ⓘ |
| epoch | early space age ⓘ |
| failureCause | launch vehicle payload shroud failure ⓘ |
| failurePhase | ascent ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mariner 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early attempt at a Mars flyby by NASA ⓘ |
| intendedMission | Mars flyby ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1964-11-05 ⓘ |
| launchFailureMode | payload fairing did not jettison ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas LV-3 Agena-D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| massAtLaunch | approximately 260 kilograms ⓘ |
| missionDuration | approximately 8 hours (actual, before loss of contact) ⓘ |
| missionOutcome |
launch failure
ⓘ
spacecraft lost ⓘ |
| missionType | planetary flyby ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Mars exploration program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| program | Mariner program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | monopropellant hydrazine (for midcourse correction, planned) ⓘ |
| resultingTrajectory | failed to reach escape trajectory ⓘ |
| scientificInstruments |
cosmic dust detector (planned)
ⓘ
cosmic ray telescope (planned) ⓘ solar plasma probe (planned) ⓘ television camera system (planned) ⓘ trapped radiation detector (planned) ⓘ ultraviolet photometer (planned) ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | National Aeronautics and Space Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Mariner Mars 1964 bus ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| target | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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