Spacecraft Specifications
Mariner 9
MARINER 9 SPECIFICATIONS:
Launch date: May 30, 1971 18:23EST
Mars arrival date: November 14, 1971
Launch vehicle: Atlas-Agena SLV-3
Control system: 2 sets of ACS jets, 6 jets each
Canopus star tracker
Cruise sun sensor
Sun gate
Electrical power: 14 742 solar cells producing 500 watts at Mars
(Total solar panel area = 7.7m2)
Nickel-cadmium battery, 20 amp-hours
Propulsion: Monomethyl hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide
1340 newtons thrust
5 restarts capability
Gimbaled engine
Launch weight: 997.9 kilograms
Dimensions: Height: 2.28m Width (panels extended): 6.89m