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
Robotic Exploration
Launch site
United States of America
Date
Wed, 14 Jun 1967 06:01:00 GMT
Orbital launch #
#714 ever
Mission
The Mariner 5 spacecraft was the fifth in a series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. Mariner 5 was a refurbished backup spacecraft for the Mariner 4 mission and was converted from a Mars mission to a Venus mission.