Mariner 4

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:closestApproachToMars 9846 km
gptkbp:communication X-band radio
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1964-077A
gptkbp:decommissioned 1967-12-21
gptkbp:dimensions 3.28 m × 1.27 m × 0.457 m
gptkbp:duration 228 days (primary mission)
gptkbp:firstBook first close-up images of Mars
first successful Mars flyby
gptkbp:goal study Mars atmosphere and surface
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mariner 4
gptkbp:imagesReturned 21
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:television
gptkb:Geiger-Müller_tube
gptkb:ionization_chamber
magnetometer
pressure sensors
temperature sensors
cosmic dust detector
cosmic ray telescope
trapped radiation detector
photocell
micrometeorite detector
plasma probe
solar plasma probe
solar wind detector
gptkbp:launchDate 1964-11-28
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-12
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_LV-3_Agena-D
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:MarsFlybyDate 1965-07-15
gptkbp:mass 260.8 kg
gptkbp:missionType flyby
gptkbp:notableAchievement found Mars surface to be cratered and moon-like
found thin Martian atmosphere
no detectable Martian magnetic field
no evidence of Martian canals
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Jack_N._James
gptkbp:objective study interplanetary space
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitType heliocentric
gptkbp:powers 310 watts
gptkbp:program gptkb:Mariner_program
gptkbp:projectScientist gptkb:Robert_B._Leighton
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mariner_3
gptkb:Mariner_6
gptkb:Mariner_7
gptkbp:status mission complete
gptkbp:target gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mars
gptkb:Gusev_Crater
gptkb:Atlas_family
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5