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navigation, search Mariner 8 The Mariner 9 spacecraft, identical
to Mariner 8 Mission type Mars orbiter Operator NASA/JPL Mission
duration Failed to orbit Spacecraft properties Manufacturer Jet
Propulsion Laboratory Launch mass 997.9 kilograms (2,200 lb) Dry
mass 558.8 kilograms (1,232 lb) Power 500 watts Start of mission
Launch date May 9, 1971, 01:11:02 (1971-05-09UTC01:11:02Z) UTC
Rocket Atlas SLV-3C Centaur-D Launch site Cape Canaveral LC-36A
Orbital parameters Reference system Areocentric Epoch Planned
Launch of Mariner 8  Mariner-H (Mariner Mars '71), also commonly
known as Mariner 8, was (along with Mariner 9) part of the
Mariner Mars '71 project. It was intended to go into Mars orbit
and return images and data, but a launch vehicle failure
prevented Mariner 8 from even achieving an Earth orbit and the
spacecraft reentered into the Atlantic Ocean shortly after
launch.[1]    Mariner Mars 71 Project[edit]  The Mariner Mars 71
project consisted of