Atlas-Agena B no. 5
Atlas-Agena B no. 5, using Agena B stage 6901, attempted to launch Mariner 1 toward Venus on 22 July 1962. The Atlas veered off course after a guidance failure and range safety destroyed the vehicle before Agena operation.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas-Agena-5Mariner 1 launch vehicleAgena B 6901
- Name
- Atlas-Agena B no. 5
- Slug
- atlas-agena-b-no-5
- Status
- destroyed
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena B no. 5, using Agena B stage 6901, attempted to launch Mariner 1 toward Venus on 22 July 1962. The Atlas veered off course after a guidance failure and range safety destroyed the vehicle before Agena operation.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7zt01bqjwsrjby7gtwa76a898aektn
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-1/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:26 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:26 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1962-07-22
- Last Flight Date
- 1962-07-22
- Serial Number
- Agena B 6901
- Vehicle Code
- P-37 / Mariner 1