Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Venus flyby
Mission type
Planetary Science
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Mon, 27 Aug 1962 06:53:14 GMT
Orbital launch #
#191 ever
Mission
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.