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Mariner 4

1957–1969: Opening the Space Age

Mariner 4

First close-up images of Mars.

Era 1 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
28 Nov 1964
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Mars
Category
Planetary flyby
Status
Success
Vehicle
Atlas LV-3 Agena-D
Mass
unknown
Orbit / trajectory
Heliocentric

Why it happened

Mariner 4 flew during 1957–1969: Opening the Space Age, as part of United States's work toward mars. 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 close-up images of Mars.

Results

First close-up images of Mars.

Related missions

Mariner 4 Mariner 6 — same_target Mariner 6 Mariner 7 — same_target Mariner 7 Mariner 9 — same_target Mariner 9 Mars 3 — same_target Mars 3

Mars 3

Partial success

Soviet Union · 1971

Sources & image credits

  • Image credit: NASA/JPL · license: public-domain (source, checked 2026-08-22)
  • Mission record: AntarikshPedia canonical dataset (data-sources/missions_timeline.md)
  • Specifications reference: NASA NSSDCA Master Catalog