Atlas-Agena B no. 6
Atlas-Agena B no. 6, using Agena B stage 6902, successfully launched Mariner 2 on 27 August 1962. The Agena restart injected the spacecraft toward Venus for the first successful planetary encounter.
Identity
- Aliases
- Atlas-Agena-6Mariner 2 launch vehicleAgena B 6902
- Name
- Atlas-Agena B no. 6
- Slug
- atlas-agena-b-no-6
- Status
- retired
Details
- Description
- Atlas-Agena B no. 6, using Agena B stage 6902, successfully launched Mariner 2 on 27 August 1962. The Agena restart injected the spacecraft toward Venus for the first successful planetary encounter.
- Operator Id
- vh76vnx3yy1vy23j7zc3wk80wx7nhx5f
- Vehicle Family Id
- nd7zt01bqjwsrjby7gtwa76a898aektn
Links
- Official Url
- https://science.nasa.gov/mission/mariner-2/
Assets & Meta
- Creation Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:31 PM
- Updated Time
- 7/13/2026, 1:28:31 PM
Other
- First Flight Date
- 1962-08-27
- Last Flight Date
- 1962-08-27
- Serial Number
- Agena B 6902
- Vehicle Code
- P-38 / Mariner 2