Mariner 5 Venus spacecraft
Mariner 5 Venus was the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's conversion of the spare Mariner Mars 1964 spacecraft for a closer study of Venus. The modified one-article variant replaced the Mars camera with Venus-atmosphere and space-physics experiments and completed a successful close flyby in October 1967.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mariner 67E spacecraftMariner-E spacecraftMariner 4 backup spacecraft
- Family Name
- Mariner 5 Venus
- Full Name
- Mariner 5 Venus spacecraft
- Roles
- interplanetary_probeflyby
- Status
- retired
- Type
- spacecraft
- Variant Name
- Mariner 5
Details
- Description
- Mariner 5 Venus was the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's conversion of the spare Mariner Mars 1964 spacecraft for a closer study of Venus. The modified one-article variant replaced the Mars camera with Venus-atmosphere and space-physics experiments and completed a successful close flyby in October 1967.
- First Flight Year
- 1,967
- Last Flight Year
- 1,967
- Manufacturer
- Operator
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Spacecraft Specs
- Launch Mass Kg
- 244.9
- Reusability
- expendable
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-5/
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:54:01 UTC
- Updated Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:54:01 UTC
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