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Atlas Agena B | Mariner 2
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
Mission type: Planetary Science · Orbit: Venus flyby
Rocket: Atlas Agena B · Provider: United States Air Force
Launch pad
Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA · View on map (opens in new tab)