Mariner 1

Mariner 1, built to conduct the first American planetary flyby of Venus, was the first spacecraft of NASA's interplanetary Mariner program. Developed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and originally planned to be a purpose-built probe launched summer 1962, Mariner 1's design was changed when the Centaur proved unavailable at that early date. Mariner 1, were then adapted from the lighter Ranger lunar spacecraft. Mariner 1 carried a suite of experiments to determine the temperature of Venus as well to measure magnetic fields and charged particles near the planet and in interplanetary space.

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1962 Mariner 1

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rocket launch

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destruction

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Explorer 1 y el cohete Jupiter C

Mariner 1 in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility

Mariner 1 in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility

Atlas-Agena 5 carrying the Mariner 1 spacecraft lifting off from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 12

Diagram of Mariner 1 or 2 with Atlas-Agena launch vehicle

A diagram of Mariner 1 & 2.

Diagram of Mariner 1 and 2 with Atlas-Agena launch vehicle

Heliocentric plan view of Mariner II trajectory projected on the ecliptic plane.

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Explorer 1 y el cohete Jupiter C		Commons
commons	image		Mariner 1 in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility		Commons
commons	image		Mariner 1 in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility		Commons
commons	image		Atlas-Agena 5 carrying the Mariner 1 spacecraft lifting off from Cape Kennedy Launch Complex 12		Commons
commons	image		Diagram of Mariner 1 or 2 with Atlas-Agena launch vehicle		Commons
commons	image		A diagram of Mariner 1 & 2.		Commons
commons	image		Diagram of Mariner 1 and 2 with Atlas-Agena launch vehicle		Commons
commons	image		Heliocentric plan view of Mariner II trajectory projected on the ecliptic plane.		Commons