Mariner 5
Exploration mission to Venus
The Mariner 5 spacecraft was the fifth in a series of spacecraft used for planetary exploration in the flyby mode. Mariner 5 was a refurbished backup spacecraft for the Mariner 4 mission and was converted from a Mars mission to a Venus mission. Its Venus encounter brought it closer to the sun than any previous mission.
Mission Class:
Larger Missions
Mission Status:
Past
LASP Roles:
Instruments
Science Target:
Venus
Mission Focus:
Planetary Atmosphere, Planetary Magnetosphere
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Launch Date: June 14, 1967
Prime Mission: 4 months
Venus Flyby: October 19, 1967
Lead Institution: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Lead Funding Agency: NASA’s Mariner Program