Mariner 5 Venus Flyby Spacecraft
Mariner 5 was NASA’s Venus flyby spacecraft launched in 1967 after conversion from the Mariner 4 backup. It measured Venus’s atmosphere, radiation, magnetic environment, and the interplanetary medium during and around the encounter.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mariner-67EMariner-EMariner 5 spacecraft
- Family Name
- Mariner 5
- Full Name
- Mariner 5 Venus Flyby Spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
Details
- Description
- Mariner 5 was NASA’s Venus flyby spacecraft launched in 1967 after conversion from the Mariner 4 backup. It measured Venus’s atmosphere, radiation, magnetic environment, and the interplanetary medium during and around the encounter.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-5/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:49:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 13, 2026 at 06:49:01 UTC