Mariner 3 (Mariner-Mars 1964), NASA/JPL’s first Mars flyby attempt of the 1964 pair. Atlas LV-3 Agena-D from Cape Canaveral lofted it on 5 November 1964, but the fiberglass payload fairing failed to separate, leaving the probe underpowered and the mission lost.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Mars flyby
- Payload to orbit
- 397 kg
- Flight
- 13th
- of 15 Atlas LV-3 Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 5 November 1964, 19:22 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas LV-3 Agena D
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Space Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Robotic Exploration
- International designator
- 1964-073
- Launches in 1964
- 85th of 100
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