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NASA Solarsystem Collection
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NASA Solarsystem Collection
Collection
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title:
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Mariner 1
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description:
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After approval by NASA Headquarters in September 1961, JPL prepared three spacecraft based on the design of the Ranger Block I series (therefore named Mariner R) to fly by Venus in late 1962.
Each spacecraft carried a modest suite (9 kilograms) of scientific instrumentation but had no imaging capability. The spacecraft included 54,000 components and was designed to maintain contact with Earth for 2,500 hours -- an ambitious goal given that the (still unsuccessful) Ranger was designed for only 65 hours of contact.
Mariner 1 would have flown by Venus at a range of 29,000 kilometers on 8 December 1962, but due to an incorrect trajectory during launch, range safety had to destroy the booster and its payload at T 290 seconds.
description
After approval by NASA Headquarters in September 1961, JPL prepared three spacecraft based on the design of the Ranger Block I series (therefore named Mariner R) to fly by Venus in late 1962.
Each spacecraft carried a modest suite (9 kilograms) of scientific instrumentation but had no imaging capability. The spacecraft included 54,000 components and was designed to maintain contact with Earth for 2,500 hours -- an ambitious goal given that the (still unsuccessful) Ranger was designed for only 65 hours of contact.
Mariner 1 would have flown by Venus at a range of 29,000 kilometers on 8 December 1962, but due to an incorrect trajectory during launch, range safety had to destroy the booster and its payload at T 290 seconds.
description
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date:
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01.22.1962
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keywords:
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Solar System Exploration
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Solar System Exploration
keywords
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keywords:
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SSE
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keywords:
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Space
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keywords:
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NASA
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keywords:
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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keywords:
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JPL
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
keywords
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keywords:
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Planets
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Planets
keywords
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Earth
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Earth
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Mariner
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Mariner
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facet_what:
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Ranger
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Ranger
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facet_what:
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Venus
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Venus
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Mariner 1
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Mariner 1
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Venus
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Venus
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NASA Headquarters
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NASA Headquarters
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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December 1962
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December 1962
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September 1961
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September 1961
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01-22-1962
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01-22-1962
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facet_when_year:
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1962
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1962
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1961
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1961
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UID:
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SPD-SLRSY-3644
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original url:
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