Jet Propulson Laboratory (U.S.). Mariner Mars '69 Spacecraft Design Team.
The Mariner Mars Spacecraft Design Book describes the Mariner Mars 1969 project from 1966 through 1969. When launched February 24,1969, (Mariner 6) and March 27, 1969, (Mariner 7) abroad an Atlas/Centaur launch vehicle, Mariner Mars '69 became Mariner 6 and 7. The Atlas Centaur launch vehicle system, used for the first time in a planetary mission, presented a number of new features to the Mariner program.
Its payload capability and injection accuracy represented a significant advance over prior vehicles. It had single-burn and double-burn capability and was able to perform a yaw maneuver during the ascent. Use of the Centaur/Surveyor nose fairing provided adequate space for the Mariner spacecraft.
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