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Mariner 8

Failure US Air Force, Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

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Mars orbiter designed to map 70% of the Martian surface and study temporal changes in the Martian atmosphere and surface.

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Launch window and padCape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
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Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

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Rocket and boosterAtlas SLV-3C Centaur
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Atlas SLV-3C Centaur

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