Mariner 2

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:analyzes conducted_by_scientists_at_JPL
gptkbp:availableFormats digital
gptkbp:collection during flyby
gptkbp:communicationEquipment S-band
gptkbp:dataTransmission telemetry data
gptkbp:dataUsage over 1,000 measurements
gptkbp:finalScore no longer operational
gptkbp:height 1.5 meters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first successful mission to another planet
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mariner 2
gptkbp:internationalCooperation data shared with international scientists
gptkbp:launchDate August 27, 1962
gptkbp:launched 1962
NASA
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas-Agena
gptkbp:length 3.6 meters
34,773 kilometers
gptkbp:mission flyby spacecraft
paved_the_way_for_future_Venus_missions
Venus_flyby
based_on_Mariner_1
gptkbp:missions $18 million
completed
January 3, 1963
128 days
gather_data_on_Venus's_atmosphere
gather_data_on_Venus's_surface
gptkbp:operationalStatus operational during mission
gptkbp:orbitalInclination no
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:primaryMission measure_temperature_of_Venus
measure_atmospheric_pressure_of_Venus
study_surface_conditions_of_Venus
gptkbp:project gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkbp:recordings low resolution
gptkbp:researchInterest increased_understanding_of_Venus
NASA_and_JPL
gptkbp:returnPolicy temperature, pressure, and wind data
gptkbp:scientificName magnetometer
microwave radiometer
ultraviolet spectrometer
cosmic ray detector
presence of sulfuric acid clouds
high_atmospheric_pressure_on_Venus
high_surface_temperatures_on_Venus
no_magnetic_field_detected_around_Venus
thick_cloud_cover_on_Venus
gptkbp:secondaryMission January 3, 1963
gptkbp:significantEvent first successful spacecraft to fly by Venus
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Mariner_5
gptkbp:weight 260 kilograms
gptkbp:width 1.5 meters