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Mariner 6

1957–1969: Opening the Space Age

Mariner 6

Returned Mars images and atmospheric data.

Era 1 of 6 · full record in the catalog

Launch
year known only: 1969
Lead / partner
United States
Target
Mars
Category
Planetary flyby
Status
Success
Vehicle
Atlas SLV-3D Centaur-D1A
Mass
381 kg
Orbit / trajectory
unknown

Why it happened

Mariner 6 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: Returned Mars images and atmospheric data.

Results

Returned Mars images and atmospheric data.

Related missions

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

Mars 3

Partial success

Soviet Union · 1971

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