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Mariner 2

1957–1969: Opening the Space Age

Mariner 2

First successful interplanetary mission.

Era 1 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
27 Aug 1962
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Venus
Category
Planetary flyby
Status
Success
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena-B
Mass
unknown
Orbit / trajectory
Heliocentric

Why it happened

Mariner 2 flew during 1957–1969: Opening the Space Age, as part of United States's work toward venus. A sourced write-up of the context around this mission is still on the editorial queue; nothing here is invented to fill the gap.

The mission

The full narrative of this mission is pending research and writing. What is recorded so far: First successful interplanetary mission.

Results

First successful interplanetary mission.

Related missions

Mariner 2 Venera 1 — same_target Venera 1 Venera 4 — same_target Venera 4 Venera 7 — same_target Venera 7 Mariner 4 — same_program Mariner 4

Venera 4

Partial success

Soviet Union · 1967

Sources & image credits

  • Image credit: NASA · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-23)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog