Mariner 7
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Mariner 7 was a NASA spacecraft launched in 1969 that conducted one of the earliest successful flyby missions to study the planet Mars.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mars flyby spacecraft
ⓘ
space probe ⓘ uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| agency | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attitudeControl | three-axis stabilized ⓘ |
| closestApproachDate | 1969-08-05 ⓘ |
| closestApproachDistance | about 3,430 kilometers above Mars surface ⓘ |
| closestApproachTarget | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communicationBand | X-band ⓘ |
| communicationStatus | no longer operational ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentLocation | heliocentric orbit ⓘ |
| dataUse | supported planning of later Mars missions ⓘ |
| flybyHemisphere | southern hemisphere of Mars ⓘ |
| flybyYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| heritage | follow-on to Mariner 4 ⓘ |
| instrument |
infrared spectrometer
ⓘ
radiometer ⓘ ultraviolet spectrometer ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1969-03-27 ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 413 kilograms ⓘ |
| launchSite | Cape Kennedy Air Force Station Launch Complex 36A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas-Centaur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| missionObjective |
image Martian surface
ⓘ
measure Martian surface and atmospheric properties ⓘ study Mars atmosphere ⓘ |
| missionResult |
returned data on Martian atmosphere
ⓘ
returned images of Martian surface ⓘ successful Mars flyby ⓘ |
| missionType | planetary flyby ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
helped refine understanding of Martian polar caps
ⓘ
provided higher-resolution images than earlier Mars missions ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the earliest successful Mars flyby missions ⓘ |
| numberOfImagesReturned | over 100 images ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | television imaging system ⓘ |
| program | Mariner program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| programPhase | Mariner Mars 1969 mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | monopropellant hydrazine system ⓘ |
| spacecraftBus | Mariner Mars 1969 bus ⓘ |
| spacecraftConfiguration | octagonal bus with four solar panels ⓘ |
| status | mission completed ⓘ |
| target | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| twinSpacecraft | Mariner 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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