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United States Air ForceLaunch SuccessfulRobotic ExplorationAtlas Agena D
Launched 1964-11-28 14:22:01 UTCLaunch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Success
Reached Mars flyby
Worldwide
89th
orbital launch attempt in 1964
United States Air Force
49th
launch this year
Launch Complex 12
5th
launch from this pad this year
Pad turnaround
84 d 12 h
since the pad's previous launch
Mars flyby probe which passed at a distance of 9,846 km from the Martian surface.
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.
Launches
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Successful
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Upcoming
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scheduled
Height
36m
Diameter
3m
To low Earth orbit
1,000kg
Liftoff thrust
1,340kN
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