Trajectory & orbital insertion
Ascent path is a representation — true ascent telemetry isn’t public.
Provider
United States Air Force
Provider type
Government
Orbit
Mars
Mission type
Robotic Exploration
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Sun, 09 May 1971 01:11:02 GMT
Orbital launch #
#1217 ever
Mission
Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.