Mariner 4 (Mariner C-3), NASA/JPL’s Mars flyby probe that returned the first close-up images of another planet. Atlas LV-3 Agena-D from Cape Canaveral LC-12 lofted it on 28 November 1964; it flew past Mars on 15 July 1965 at about 9,846 km and returned 21 cratered-surface photos.
- Outcome
- Success
- Orbit
- Mars flyby
- Payload to orbit
- 261 kg
- Flight
- 14th
- of 15 Atlas LV-3 Agena D flights
- Date and time
- 28 November 1964, 14:22 UTC
- Rocket
- Atlas LV-3 Agena D
- Builder
- Convair
- Launch site
- Launch Complex 12, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
- Payload
- Robotic Exploration
- International designator
- 1964-077
- Launches in 1964
- 89th of 100
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