27 August 1962: Mariner 2, A.K.A. Mariner-Venus 1962, lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station atop an Atlas-Agena rocket; based on the Ranger probes & exactly the same as the lost Mariner 1, Mariner 2 survived an unexpected roll by the Atlas during ascent & was set on course to rendezvous with Venus; instruments included magnometers & infrared & microwave radiometers.
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