Mariner 10 spacecraft
Mariner 10 was a solar-powered NASA spacecraft developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for flybys of Venus and Mercury. It pioneered planetary gravity assist, using Venus to reach Mercury, and completed three Mercury encounters that returned the first close-range survey of the planet.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mariner-73J spacecraftMariner J spacecraft
- Family Name
- Mariner 10
- Full Name
- Mariner 10 spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Mariner 10 was a solar-powered NASA spacecraft developed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for flybys of Venus and Mercury. It pioneered planetary gravity assist, using Venus to reach Mercury, and completed three Mercury encounters that returned the first close-range survey of the planet.
- First Flight Year
- 1,973
- Last Flight Year
- 1,973
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 502.9
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-10/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:21:14 UTC
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- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 08:21:14 UTC