Mariner 2
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| Launch date | August 27, 1962, 9:53 AM GMT+3 |
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| Harvard designation | 1962 Alpha Rho 1 |
| Manufacturers | Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
| Cost | 554 million USD |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 12 |
| Did you know | Mariner 2 was the first spacecraft to successfully encounter another planet, passing as close as 34,773 kilometers (21,607 mi) to Venus after 110 days of flight on December 14, 1962. |
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| ID | 814743 |
About Mariner 2
Mariner 2, an American space probe to Venus, was the first robotic space probe to conduct a successful planetary encounter. The first successful spacecraft in the NASA Mariner program, it was a simplified version of the Block I spacecraft of the Ranger program and an exact copy of Mariner 1.
Mariner 2 Photos
