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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulPlanetary ScienceAtlas Agena B
Launched 1962-08-27 06:53:14 UTCLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Venus flyby
Worldwide
49th
orbital launch attempt in 1962
United States Air Force
34th
launch this year
Launch Complex 12
4th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
35 d 21 h
since the pad's previous launch
Backup of Mariner 1, designed to flyby Venus. It passed below the planet at a closest distance of 34,773 km.
Launch Provider
Government · United States of America · Founded 1947 · Commander-in-Chief President of the US
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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Upcoming
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Height
20.3m
Diameter
3m
Liftoff thrust
363kN
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