Mariner 9

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:apogee 16,860 km
gptkbp:COSPAR_ID gptkb:1971-051A
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1972-10-27
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Valles_Marineris
Martian volcanoes
dust storms on Mars
evidence of ancient river beds
gptkbp:duration 349 days
gptkbp:firstSpacecraftToOrbitAnotherPlanet true
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mariner 9
gptkbp:inclination 64.4 degrees
gptkbp:instrument spectrometer
infrared radiometer
ultraviolet spectrometer
imaging system
gptkbp:launchDate 1971-05-30
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_LC-36B
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Atlas_SLV-3C_Centaur-D
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkbp:mass 997 kg
gptkbp:missionType planetary exploration
gptkbp:notableFor first to photograph Martian moons Phobos and Deimos
first artificial satellite of Mars
first to observe global dust storm on Mars
gptkbp:objective map 70% of Martian surface
study Martian atmosphere
study Martian moons
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitalInsertionDate 1971-11-14
gptkbp:orbitType 11.94 hours
areocentric
gptkbp:perihelion 1,650 km
gptkbp:powers 500 watts
gptkbp:program gptkb:Mariner_program
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mariner_10
gptkb:Mariner_6
gptkb:Mariner_7
gptkb:Mariner_8
gptkbp:status mission complete
gptkbp:target gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4