Mariner 9

Launch Information

Launch Date: 1971-05-30 at 22:23:00 UTC
Launch Vehicle: Atlas-Centaur
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, United States

Trajectory Description

No description available.

Trajectory Details

Type: Interplanetary cruise
Central Body: Sun
Epoch start: 1971-05-30 22:23:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1971-11-14 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
0.0 null			0.0°	0.0

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Mars
Epoch start: 1971-11-14 00:00:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1971-11-16 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1398.0 km	17915.0 km	754.02001953125 minutes	64.4000015258789°	0.6330000162124634

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Mars
Epoch start: 1971-11-16 00:00:00 UTC
Epoch stop: 1971-12-30 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1387.0 km	17094.0 km	718.22998046875 minutes	64.4000015258789°	0.621999979019165

Type: Orbiter
Central Body: Mars
Epoch start: 1971-12-30 00:00:00 UTC
Orbital Parameters
Periapsis	Apoapsis	Period	Inclination	Eccentricity
1650.0 km	16860.0 km	719.469970703125 minutes	64.4000015258789°	0.6014000177383423

Key to Apside Units

Unit	Defined as	Equivalent metric measure
km	kilometer	1,000 m